diff --git a/engine/client/pr_menu.c b/engine/client/pr_menu.c
index 83c9b8991..997508b67 100644
--- a/engine/client/pr_menu.c
+++ b/engine/client/pr_menu.c
@@ -345,7 +345,20 @@ void PF_CL_drawcharacter (progfuncs_t *prinst, struct globalvars_s *pr_globals)
 	if (Draw_ImageColours)
 		Draw_ImageColours(rgb[0], rgb[1], rgb[2], alpha);
 	if (Draw_Image)
-		Draw_Image(pos[0], pos[1], size[0], size[1], fcol, frow, fcol+fsize, frow+fsize, Draw_CachePic("conchars"));
+	{
+		if (qrenderer == QR_SOFTWARE)
+		{
+			extern cvar_t vid_conwidth, vid_conheight;
+			float xratio, yratio;
+			// this has to be done this way because CSQC drawing needs
+			// to respect these cvars
+			xratio = vid.width / vid_conwidth.value;
+			yratio = vid.height / vid_conheight.value;
+			Draw_Image(pos[0]*xratio, pos[1]*yratio, size[0]*xratio, size[1]*yratio, fcol, frow, fcol+fsize, frow+fsize, Draw_CachePic("conchars"));
+		}
+		else
+			Draw_Image(pos[0], pos[1], size[0], size[1], fcol, frow, fcol+fsize, frow+fsize, Draw_CachePic("conchars"));
+	}
 
 	G_FLOAT(OFS_RETURN) = 1;
 }
diff --git a/engine/sw/sw_draw.c b/engine/sw/sw_draw.c
index c55f62a0f..a40b9decf 100644
--- a/engine/sw/sw_draw.c
+++ b/engine/sw/sw_draw.c
@@ -1893,20 +1893,6 @@ void SWDraw_Image (float xp, float yp, float wp, float hp, float s1, float t1, f
 	if (!pic)
 		return;
 
-	// scale call against console vs actual video ration
-	{
-		// this has to be done this way because CSQC drawing needs
-		// to respect these cvars
-		extern cvar_t vid_conheight, vid_conwidth;
-
-		xratio = vid.width / vid_conwidth.value;
-		yratio = vid.height / vid_conheight.value;
-		xp *= xratio;
-		yp *= yratio;
-		wp *= xratio;
-		hp *= yratio;
-	}
-
 	// image scale 
 	xratio = pic->width / wp;
 	yratio = pic->height / hp;