diff --git a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Turn.cs b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Turn.cs
index e1aca569eb..522a7efdd5 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Turn.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Mods.Common/Activities/Turn.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 	public class Turn : Activity
 	{
 		readonly IDisabledTrait disablable;
+		readonly IFacing facing;
 		readonly int desiredFacing;
 
 		public Turn(Actor self, int desiredFacing)
 		{
 			disablable = self.TraitOrDefault<IMove>() as IDisabledTrait;
+			facing = self.Trait<IFacing>();
 			this.desiredFacing = desiredFacing;
 		}
 
@@ -33,8 +35,6 @@ namespace OpenRA.Mods.Common.Activities
 			if (disablable != null && disablable.IsTraitDisabled)
 				return this;
 
-			var facing = self.Trait<IFacing>();
-
 			if (desiredFacing == facing.Facing)
 				return NextActivity;
 			facing.Facing = Util.TickFacing(facing.Facing, desiredFacing, facing.TurnSpeed);