diff --git a/src/menu/menudef.cpp b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
index 25d138991..15e994a9d 100644
--- a/src/menu/menudef.cpp
+++ b/src/menu/menudef.cpp
@@ -1123,9 +1123,9 @@ void M_StartupEpisodeMenu(FGameStartup *gs)
 			// center the menu on the screen if the top space is larger than the bottom space
 			int totalheight = posy + AllEpisodes.Size() * ld->mLinespacing - topy;
 
-			if (totalheight < CleanHeight-10 || AllEpisodes.Size() == 1)
+			if (totalheight < 190 || AllEpisodes.Size() == 1)
 			{
-				int newtop = (CleanHeight - totalheight + topy) / 2;
+				int newtop = (200 - totalheight + topy) / 2;
 				int topdelta = newtop - topy;
 				if (topdelta < 0)
 				{
@@ -1723,9 +1723,9 @@ void M_StartupSkillMenu(FGameStartup *gs)
 				// center the menu on the screen if the top space is larger than the bottom space
 				int totalheight = posy + MenuSkills.Size() * ld->mLinespacing - topy;
 
-				if (totalheight < CleanHeight-10 || MenuSkills.Size() == 1)
+				if (totalheight < 190 || MenuSkills.Size() == 1)
 				{
-					int newtop = (CleanHeight - totalheight + topy) / 2;
+					int newtop = (200 - totalheight + topy) / 2;
 					int topdelta = newtop - topy;
 					if (topdelta < 0)
 					{