diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
index c3b7dab520..ea4a7f07ab 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/ui/menu/optionmenu.zs
@@ -433,22 +433,8 @@ class OptionMenu : Menu
 		int fontheight = OptionMenuSettings.mLinespacing * CleanYfac_1;
 		y *= CleanYfac_1;
 
-		int indent = mDesc.mIndent;
-		if (indent > 280)
-		{ // kludge for the compatibility options with their extremely long labels
-			if (indent + 40 <= CleanWidth_1)
-			{
-				indent = (screen.GetWidth() - ((indent + 40) * CleanXfac_1)) / 2 + indent * CleanXfac_1;
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				indent = screen.GetWidth() - 40 * CleanXfac_1;
-			}
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			indent = (indent - 160) * CleanXfac_1 + screen.GetWidth() / 2;
-		}
+		int indent = max(0, (mDesc.mIndent + 40) - CleanWidth_1 / 2);
+		indent = screen.GetWidth() / 2 + indent * CleanXfac_1;
 
 		int ytop = y + mDesc.mScrollTop * 8 * CleanYfac_1;
 		int lastrow = screen.GetHeight() - OptionHeight() * CleanYfac_1;