diff --git a/src/game/behaviors/spawn_star.inc.c b/src/game/behaviors/spawn_star.inc.c
index 7dd93982..42448c21 100644
--- a/src/game/behaviors/spawn_star.inc.c
+++ b/src/game/behaviors/spawn_star.inc.c
@@ -42,16 +42,14 @@ void bhv_star_spawn_init(void) {
     o->oVelY = (o->oHomeY - o->oPosY) / 30.0f;
     o->oForwardVel = o->oStarSpawnDisFromHome / 30.0f;
     o->oStarSpawnUnkFC = o->oPosY;
-    if (nearest_mario_state_to_object(o) == &gMarioStates[0]) {
-        if (o->oBehParams2ndByte == 0 || gCurrCourseNum == COURSE_BBH)
-            cutscene_object(CUTSCENE_STAR_SPAWN, o);
-        else
-            cutscene_object(CUTSCENE_RED_COIN_STAR_SPAWN, o);
-        gMarioStates[0].freeze = 60;
-    }
+    if (o->oBehParams2ndByte == 0 || gCurrCourseNum == COURSE_BBH)
+        cutscene_object(CUTSCENE_STAR_SPAWN, o);
+    else
+        cutscene_object(CUTSCENE_RED_COIN_STAR_SPAWN, o);
+    gMarioStates[0].freeze = 60;
 
-    //set_time_stop_flags(TIME_STOP_ENABLED | TIME_STOP_MARIO_AND_DOORS);
-    //o->activeFlags |= ACTIVE_FLAG_INITIATED_TIME_STOP;
+    set_time_stop_flags(TIME_STOP_ENABLED | TIME_STOP_MARIO_AND_DOORS);
+    o->activeFlags |= ACTIVE_FLAG_INITIATED_TIME_STOP;
     cur_obj_become_intangible();
 }