--- deliantra/server/common/object.C	2008/12/27 04:15:56	1.273
+++ deliantra/server/common/object.C	2008/12/28 03:58:36	1.274
@@ -1288,7 +1288,8 @@
    * of areas of callers (eg, anything that uses find_free_spot would now
    * need extra work
    */
-  if (!xy_normalise (m, op->x, op->y))
+  maptile *newmap = m;
+  if (!xy_normalise (newmap, op->x, op->y))
     {
       op->head_ ()->destroy ();// remove head_ once all tail object destroyers found
       return 0;
@@ -1300,7 +1301,7 @@
 
   CLEAR_FLAG (op, FLAG_REMOVED);
 
-  op->map = m;
+  op->map = newmap;
   mapspace &ms = op->ms ();
 
   /* this has to be done after we translate the coordinates.