Index: code/ai/aicode.cpp
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--- code/ai/aicode.cpp	(revision 11270)
+++ code/ai/aicode.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -5644,7 +5644,7 @@
 	float	dot;
 	vec3d	v2t;
 
-	if (!( vm_vec_mag_quick(&G_predicted_pos) < AICODE_SMALL_MAGNITUDE )) {
+	if ( !(vm_vec_mag_quick(&G_predicted_pos) < AICODE_SMALL_MAGNITUDE) && !(aip->submode == SM_AVOID) ) {
 		if ( vm_vec_cmp(&G_predicted_pos, &G_fire_pos) ) {
 			vm_vec_normalized_dir(&v2t, &G_predicted_pos, &G_fire_pos);
 			dot = vm_vec_dot(&v2t, &objp->orient.vec.fvec);