diff --git a/src/v_video.cpp b/src/v_video.cpp
index 042469193..37cc3163d 100644
--- a/src/v_video.cpp
+++ b/src/v_video.cpp
@@ -858,8 +858,8 @@ void DFrameBuffer::DrawRateStuff ()
 			int rate_x;
 
 			chars = mysnprintf (fpsbuff, countof(fpsbuff), "%2u ms (%3u fps)", howlong, LastCount);
-			rate_x = Width - chars * 8;
-			Clear (rate_x, 0, Width, 8, GPalette.BlackIndex, 0);
+			rate_x = Width - ConFont->StringWidth(&fpsbuff[0]);
+			Clear (rate_x, 0, Width, ConFont->GetHeight(), GPalette.BlackIndex, 0);
 			DrawText (ConFont, CR_WHITE, rate_x, 0, (char *)&fpsbuff[0], TAG_DONE);
 
 			DWORD thisSec = ms/1000;