diff --git a/src/game/body.c b/src/game/body.c
index 8a8c5d564..422e41726 100644
--- a/src/game/body.c
+++ b/src/game/body.c
@@ -167,10 +167,11 @@ struct model *body0f02ce8c(s32 bodynum, s32 headnum, struct modelfiledata *bodyf
 					bodyfiledata->rwdatalen += headfiledata->rwdatalen;
 				} else if (headnum > 0) {
 					if (headfiledata == NULL) {
-						headfiledata = modeldefLoadToNew(g_HeadsAndBodies[headnum].filenum);
-						g_HeadsAndBodies[headnum].filedata = headfiledata;
-						g_FileInfo[g_HeadsAndBodies[headnum].filenum].loadedsize = 0;
-						bodyCalculateHeadOffset(headfiledata, headnum, bodynum);
+						if (g_HeadsAndBodies[headnum].filedata == NULL) {
+							g_HeadsAndBodies[headnum].filedata = modeldefLoadToNew(g_HeadsAndBodies[headnum].filenum);
+						}
+
+						headfiledata = g_HeadsAndBodies[headnum].filedata;
 					}
 
 					modelCalculateRwDataLen(headfiledata);