diff --git a/src/game/skybox.c b/src/game/skybox.c
index f2dd6222..1cc599f9 100644
--- a/src/game/skybox.c
+++ b/src/game/skybox.c
@@ -290,11 +290,13 @@ Gfx *create_skybox_facing_camera(s8 player, s8 background, f32 fov, Vec3f pos, V
     s8 colorIndex = 1;
 
     // If the "Plunder in the Sunken Ship" star in JRB is collected, make the sky darker and slightly green
+#ifdef ENABLE_VANILLA_LEVEL_SPECIFIC_CHECKS
     if (background == BACKGROUND_ABOVE_CLOUDS
         && !(save_file_get_star_flags(gCurrSaveFileNum - 1, COURSE_NUM_TO_INDEX(COURSE_JRB)) & STAR_FLAG_ACT_1)) {
         colorIndex = 0;
     }
-
+#endif
+    
     //! fov is always set to 90.0f. If this line is removed, then the game crashes because fov is 0 on
     //! the first frame, which causes a floating point divide by 0
     fov = 90.0f;