diff --git a/src/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
index 98b1dc34b..0d9b89989 100644
--- a/src/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ static void BuildPlayerclassMenu()
 		od->mScrollTop = 0;
 		od->mIndent = 160;
 		od->mDontDim = false;
-		od->mNetgameMessage = "$NETGAME";
+		od->mNetgameMessage = "$NEWGAME";
 
 		for (unsigned i = 0; i < PlayerClasses.Size (); i++)
 		{
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 52cee7f46..a87932413 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ ListMenu "PlayerclassMenu"
 {
 	IfGame(Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Strife)
 	{
-		NetgameMessage "$NETGAME"
+		NetgameMessage "$NEWGAME"
 	}
 	IfGame(Chex)
 	{
-		NetgameMessage "$CNETGAME"
+		NetgameMessage "$CNEWGAME"
 	}
 
 	IfGame(Doom, Strife, Chex)
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ ListMenu "EpisodeMenu"
 {
 	IfGame(Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Strife)
 	{
-		NetgameMessage "$NETGAME"
+		NetgameMessage "$NEWGAME"
 	}
 	IfGame(Chex)
 	{
-		NetgameMessage "$CNETGAME"
+		NetgameMessage "$CNEWGAME"
 	}
 
 	IfGame(Doom, Chex)