--- a/hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc	Mon Oct 12 16:44:30 2009 +0000
+++ b/hedgewars/GSHandlers.inc	Mon Oct 12 16:49:03 2009 +0000
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         begin
         CheckGearDrowning:= true;
         Gear^.State:= gstDrowning;
+        Gear^.RenderTimer:= false;
         Gear^.doStep:= @doStepDrowningGear;
 		if Gear^.Kind = gtHedgehog then
 			begin