diff --git a/src/event_object_movement.c b/src/event_object_movement.c
index 3429b2049d..1262b109fe 100644
--- a/src/event_object_movement.c
+++ b/src/event_object_movement.c
@@ -7756,12 +7756,10 @@ void ObjectEventUpdateElevation(struct ObjectEvent *objEvent)
 
 void SetObjectSubpriorityByElevation(u8 elevation, struct Sprite *sprite, u8 subpriority)
 {
-    s32 tmp = sprite->centerToCornerVecY;
-    u32 tmpa = *(u16 *)&sprite->y;
-    u32 tmpb = *(u16 *)&gSpriteCoordOffsetY;
-    s32 tmp2 = (tmpa - tmp) + tmpb;
-    u16 tmp3 = (16 - ((((u32)tmp2 + 8) & 0xFF) >> 4)) * 2;
-    sprite->subpriority = tmp3 + sElevationToSubpriority[elevation] + subpriority;
+    u16 y = (sprite->y - sprite->centerToCornerVecY + gSpriteCoordOffsetY + 8) & 0xFF;
+    y = (16 - (y >> 4)) << 1;
+
+    sprite->subpriority = sElevationToSubpriority[elevation] + y + subpriority;
 }
 
 static void ObjectEventUpdateSubpriority(struct ObjectEvent *objEvent, struct Sprite *sprite)