diff --git a/source/src/renderhud.cpp b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
index b8c02d3c..4edb465c 100644
--- a/source/src/renderhud.cpp
+++ b/source/src/renderhud.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void drawequipicons()
 
     // health & armor
     if(player1->armour) drawequipicon(620, 1650, 2, 0, false);
-    drawequipicon(20, 1650, 1, 0, (player1->health <= 20 && !m_osok));
+    drawequipicon(20, 1650, 1, 0, (player1->state!=CS_DEAD && player1->health<=20 && !m_osok));
     
     // weapons
     int c = player1->gunselect, r = 1;
diff --git a/source/src/tools.h b/source/src/tools.h
index e6ef1538..448a0dae 100644
--- a/source/src/tools.h
+++ b/source/src/tools.h
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ extern void endianswap(void *, int, int);
 extern void seedMT(uint seed);
 extern uint randomMT(void);
 
+#if SDL_BYTEORDER == SDL_BIG_ENDIAN
+#define CMPB(b, c)
+#else
 #define CMPB(b, c) (cmpb(b, sizeof(b), ENET_HOST_TO_NET_32(c)))
+#endif
 
 #define loopv(v)    if(false) {} else for(int i = 0; i<(v).length(); i++)
 #define loopvj(v)   if(false) {} else for(int j = 0; j<(v).length(); j++)