diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacySliderBall.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacySliderBall.cs
index 1a8c5ada1b..e4e1483665 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacySliderBall.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacySliderBall.cs
@@ -14,18 +14,21 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
     {
         private readonly Drawable animationContent;
 
+        private readonly ISkin skin;
+
         private Sprite layerNd;
         private Sprite layerSpec;
 
-        public LegacySliderBall(Drawable animationContent)
+        public LegacySliderBall(Drawable animationContent, ISkin skin)
         {
             this.animationContent = animationContent;
+            this.skin = skin;
 
             AutoSizeAxes = Axes.Both;
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load(ISkinSource skin)
+        private void load()
         {
             var ballColour = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinColour, Color4>(OsuSkinColour.SliderBall)?.Value ?? Color4.White;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
index e3f32fb76f..3267b48ebf 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/OsuLegacySkinTransformer.cs
@@ -49,13 +49,16 @@ namespace osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.Skinning.Legacy
                         return followCircle;
 
                     case OsuSkinComponents.SliderBall:
-                        var sliderBallContent = this.GetAnimation("sliderb", true, true, animationSeparator: "");
+                        // specular and nd layers must come from the same source as the ball texure.
+                        var ballProvider = Source.FindProvider(s => s.GetTexture("sliderb") != null || s.GetTexture("sliderb0") != null);
+
+                        var sliderBallContent = ballProvider.GetAnimation("sliderb", true, true, animationSeparator: "");
 
                         // todo: slider ball has a custom frame delay based on velocity
                         // Math.Max((150 / Velocity) * GameBase.SIXTY_FRAME_TIME, GameBase.SIXTY_FRAME_TIME);
 
                         if (sliderBallContent != null)
-                            return new LegacySliderBall(sliderBallContent);
+                            return new LegacySliderBall(sliderBallContent, ballProvider);
 
                         return null;