diff --git a/engine/gfx/sprite_oam.asm b/engine/gfx/sprite_oam.asm
index 69956a3172..2049002cfd 100644
--- a/engine/gfx/sprite_oam.asm
+++ b/engine/gfx/sprite_oam.asm
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ PrepareOAMData::
 	inc e
 	inc e
 	ld a, [de] ; [x#SPRITESTATEDATA1_IMAGEINDEX]
-	ld [wd5cd], a
+	ld [wSpriteImageIndexTempCopy], a
 	cp $ff ; off-screen (don't draw)
 	jr nz, .visible
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ PrepareOAMData::
 	push bc
 	ld b, a
 
-	ld a, [wd5cd]            ; temp copy of [x#SPRITESTATEDATA1_IMAGEINDEX]
+	ld a, [wSpriteImageIndexTempCopy]            ; temp copy of [x#SPRITESTATEDATA1_IMAGEINDEX]
 	swap a                   ; high nybble determines sprite used (0 is always player sprite, next are some npcs)
 	and $f
 
diff --git a/ram/wram.asm b/ram/wram.asm
index 753a967823..c00d5445cb 100644
--- a/ram/wram.asm
+++ b/ram/wram.asm
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ wMissableObjectFlagsEnd::
 	ds 7
 
 ; temp copy of SPRITESTATEDATA1_IMAGEINDEX (used for sprite facing/anim)
-wd5cd:: db
+wSpriteImageIndexTempCopy:: db
 
 ; each entry consists of 2 bytes
 ; * the sprite ID (depending on the current map)