diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index b5abd009..933ec0f0 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ void V_DrawFixedPatch(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t pscale, INT32 scrn, patch_t
 {
 	UINT8 (*patchdrawfunc)(const UINT8*, const UINT8*, fixed_t);
 	UINT32 alphalevel = 0;
-	boolean flip = false;
 
 	fixed_t col, ofs, colfrac, rowfrac, fdup;
 	INT32 dupx, dupy;
@@ -415,10 +414,7 @@ void V_DrawFixedPatch(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t pscale, INT32 scrn, patch_t
 
 		// left offset
 		if (scrn & V_FLIP)
-		{
-			flip = true;
 			offsetx = FixedMul((SHORT(patch->width) - SHORT(patch->leftoffset))<<FRACBITS, pscale) + 1;
-		}
 		else
 			offsetx = FixedMul(SHORT(patch->leftoffset)<<FRACBITS, pscale);
 
@@ -510,7 +506,7 @@ void V_DrawFixedPatch(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t pscale, INT32 scrn, patch_t
 	for (col = 0; (col>>FRACBITS) < SHORT(patch->width); col += colfrac, ++offx, desttop++)
 	{
 		INT32 topdelta, prevdelta = -1;
-		if (flip) // offx is measured from right edge instead of left
+		if (scrn & V_FLIP) // offx is measured from right edge instead of left
 		{
 			if (x+pwidth-offx < 0) // don't draw off the left of the screen (WRAP PREVENTION)
 				break;
@@ -534,7 +530,7 @@ void V_DrawFixedPatch(fixed_t x, fixed_t y, fixed_t pscale, INT32 scrn, patch_t
 			prevdelta = topdelta;
 			source = (const UINT8 *)(column) + 3;
 			dest = desttop;
-			if (flip)
+			if (scrn & V_FLIP)
 				dest = deststart + (destend - desttop);
 			dest += FixedInt(FixedMul(topdelta<<FRACBITS,fdup))*vid.width;