diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 92d0fc791..b7c869539 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -7055,7 +7055,7 @@ static void M_DrawLoadGameData(void)
 			}
 		}
 
-		y -= 13;
+		y -= 4;
 
 		// character heads, lives, and continues
 		{
@@ -7064,7 +7064,7 @@ static void M_DrawLoadGameData(void)
 			patch_t *patch;
 			UINT8 *colormap = NULL;
 
-			INT32 tempx = (x+40)<<FRACBITS, tempy = y<<FRACBITS, flip = 0, calc;
+			INT32 tempx = (x+40)<<FRACBITS, flip = 0;
 
 			// botskin first
 			if (savegameinfo[savetodraw].botskin)
@@ -7079,13 +7079,13 @@ static void M_DrawLoadGameData(void)
 
 				V_DrawFixedPatch(
 					tempx + (18<<FRACBITS),
-					tempy -  (4<<FRACBITS),
+					y<<FRACBITS,
 					charbotskin->highresscale,
 					0, patch, colormap);
 
 				Z_Free(colormap);
 
-				tempx -= (15<<FRACBITS);
+				tempx -= (20<<FRACBITS);
 				flip = V_FLIP;
 			}
 skipbot:
@@ -7098,17 +7098,15 @@ skipbot:
 				goto skipsign;
 			sprframe = &sprdef->spriteframes[0];
 			patch = W_CachePatchNum(sprframe->lumppat[0], PU_CACHE);
-			if ((calc = SHORT(patch->topoffset) - 42) > 0)
-				tempy += ((4+calc)<<FRACBITS);
 
 			V_DrawFixedPatch(
 				tempx,
-				tempy,
+				y<<FRACBITS,
 				charskin->highresscale,
 				flip, patch, colormap);
 
 skipsign:
-			y += 25;
+			y += 16;
 
 			tempx = x + 10;
 			if (savegameinfo[savetodraw].lives != INFLIVES