diff --git a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_pc.c b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_pc.c
index a2aad136..8568c5ae 100644
--- a/src/pc/gfx/gfx_pc.c
+++ b/src/pc/gfx/gfx_pc.c
@@ -768,6 +768,14 @@ static float gfx_adjust_x_for_aspect_ratio(float x) {
 }
 
 static void OPTIMIZE_O3 gfx_sp_vertex(size_t n_vertices, size_t dest_index, const Vtx *vertices, bool luaVertexColor) {
+    float globalLightCached[2][3];
+    if (rsp.geometry_mode & G_LIGHTING) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+            for (int j = 0; j < 3; j++)
+                globalLightCached[i][j] = gLightingColor[i][j] / 255.0f;
+        }
+    }
+
 #ifdef __SSE__
     __m128 mat0 = _mm_load_ps(rsp.MP_matrix[0]);
     __m128 mat1 = _mm_load_ps(rsp.MP_matrix[1]);
@@ -803,11 +811,6 @@ static void OPTIMIZE_O3 gfx_sp_vertex(size_t n_vertices, size_t dest_index, cons
         short V = v->tc[1] * rsp.texture_scaling_factor.t >> 16;
 
         if (rsp.geometry_mode & G_LIGHTING) {
-            float globalLightCached[2][3] = {
-                {gLightingColor[0][0] / 255.0f, gLightingColor[0][1] / 255.0f, gLightingColor[0][2] / 255.0f},
-                {gLightingColor[1][0] / 255.0f, gLightingColor[1][1] / 255.0f, gLightingColor[1][2] / 255.0f},
-            };
-
             if (rsp.lights_changed) {
                 bool applyLightingDir = !(rsp.geometry_mode & G_TEXTURE_GEN);
                 for (int32_t i = 0; i < rsp.current_num_lights - 1; i++) {