diff --git a/LEGO1/mxdsobject.cpp b/LEGO1/mxdsobject.cpp
index af2c670e..5e7d7103 100644
--- a/LEGO1/mxdsobject.cpp
+++ b/LEGO1/mxdsobject.cpp
@@ -8,20 +8,12 @@ MxDSObject::MxDSObject()
 {
   // The following code yields 100% matching assembly if m_unk24 is declared as (signed) short.
   // However, in other areas m_unk24 (notably, ISLE.EXE) is treated as unsigned short.
-  // this->m_unk0c = 0;
-  // this->m_unk10 = 0;
-  // this->m_unk14 = 0;
-  // this->m_name = NULL;
-  // this->m_unk24 = -1;
-  // this->m_unk1c = -1;
-  // this->m_unk28 = 0;
-
-  // Assembly not matching but m_unk24 is unsigned short (probably correct)
+  // Since we don't have a proper solution yet, we are using a union to work around this discrepancy.
   this->m_unk0c = 0;
   this->m_unk10 = 0;
   this->m_unk14 = 0;
   this->m_name = NULL;
-  this->m_unk24 = 0xFFFF;
+  this->m_unk24signed = -1;
   this->m_unk1c = -1;
   this->m_unk28 = 0;
 }
diff --git a/LEGO1/mxdsobject.h b/LEGO1/mxdsobject.h
index ac21fcb5..99c62dd2 100644
--- a/LEGO1/mxdsobject.h
+++ b/LEGO1/mxdsobject.h
@@ -27,7 +27,13 @@ class MxDSObject : public MxCore
   char *m_name;
   int m_unk1c;
   MxAtomId m_atomId;
-  unsigned short m_unk24;
+  // So far, implementing MxDSObject::MxDSObject correctly required that m_unk24 is declared a (signed) short. 
+  // Most of the other game's code appears to treat it as unsigned short, however.
+  // This union is a workaround until we have figured this out.
+  union {
+    unsigned short m_unk24;
+    short m_unk24signed;
+  };
   unsigned short m_unk26;
   int m_unk28;
 };