diff --git a/light/trace.c b/light/trace.c
index d50533fb..dda24036 100644
--- a/light/trace.c
+++ b/light/trace.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ TraceLine(const dmodel_t *model, const int traceflags,
 		if (hitpoint) {
 		    hitpoint->dplane = crossnode->plane;
 		    hitpoint->side = crossnode->side;
-		    VectorCopy(crossnode->back, hitpoint->point);
+		    VectorCopy(crossnode->front, hitpoint->point);
 		}
 		return tracehit;
 	    }