diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index 74acb7594..d3d8eeb25 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -1914,7 +1914,7 @@ void G_Ticker(boolean run)
 			else
 			{
 				// Costs a life to retry ... unless the player in question is dead already.
-				if (G_GametypeUsesLives() && players[consoleplayer].playerstate == PST_LIVE && players[consoleplayer].lives != 0x7f)
+				if (G_GametypeUsesLives() && players[consoleplayer].playerstate == PST_LIVE && players[consoleplayer].lives != INFLIVES)
 					players[consoleplayer].lives -= 1;
 
 				G_DoReborn(consoleplayer);