diff --git a/source/common/statusbar/base_sbar.cpp b/source/common/statusbar/base_sbar.cpp
index 17dab1a9e..18cbe778c 100644
--- a/source/common/statusbar/base_sbar.cpp
+++ b/source/common/statusbar/base_sbar.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ IMPLEMENT_CLASS(DHUDFont, false, false);
 
 CVAR(Color, crosshaircolor, 0xff0000, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 CVAR(Int, crosshairhealth, 2, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-CVARD(Float, crosshairscale, 0.3, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "changes the size of the crosshair");
+CVARD(Float, crosshairscale, 0.5, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "changes the size of the crosshair");
 CVAR(Bool, crosshairgrow, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, vid_fps)
 
diff --git a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
index 15d8bdcb4..e75f84080 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
@@ -1271,7 +1271,7 @@ void DrawCrosshair(int deftile, int health, double xdelta, double ydelta, double
 			auto tile = tileGetTexture(deftile);
 			if (tile)
 			{
-				double crosshair_scale = cl_crosshairscale * .01 * scale;
+				double crosshair_scale = crosshairscale * scale;
 				DrawTexture(twod, tile, 160 + xdelta, 100 + ydelta, DTA_Color, color,
 					DTA_FullscreenScale, FSMode_Fit320x200, DTA_ScaleX, crosshair_scale, DTA_ScaleY, crosshair_scale, DTA_CenterOffsetRel, true,
 					DTA_ViewportX, windowxy1.x, DTA_ViewportY, windowxy1.y, DTA_ViewportWidth, windowxy2.x - windowxy1.x + 1, DTA_ViewportHeight, windowxy2.y - windowxy1.y + 1, TAG_DONE);
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
index bc12d890a..7cf12416f 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.cpp
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@ CVARD(Bool, cl_smoothsway, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "move SW weapon left and right s
 CVARD(Bool, cl_showmagamt, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "show the amount of rounds left in the magazine of your weapon on the modern HUD")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_nomeleeblur, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable blur effect with melee weapons in SW")
 CVARD(Bool, cl_exhumedoldturn, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "enable/disable legacy turning speed for Powerslave/Exhumed")
-CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, cl_crosshairscale, 50, CVAR_ARCHIVE, "changes the size of the crosshair")
-{
-	if (self < 1) self = 1;
-	else if (self > 100) self = 100;
-}
 
 
 CUSTOM_CVARD(Int, cl_autoaim, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_USERINFO, "enable/disable weapon autoaim")
diff --git a/source/core/gamecvars.h b/source/core/gamecvars.h
index 006b1ac7d..e9cfe3a15 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecvars.h
+++ b/source/core/gamecvars.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_interpolate)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_slopetilting)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, cl_showweapon)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, cl_weaponswitch)
-EXTERN_CVAR(Int, cl_crosshairscale)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Float, crosshairscale)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_sointerpolation)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_syncinput)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_swaltnukeinit)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index c73714517..7803c7520 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ LISTMENU "EpisodeMenu"
 		captionItem "$MNU_SELECTEPISODE"
 		animatedtransition
 	}
-	ifgame(Blood)
+	ifgame(blood)
 	{
 		position 160, 45
 		Linespacing 20
@@ -1162,15 +1162,10 @@ OptionMenu "HUDOptions" protected
 	{
 		StaticText ""
 		Option "$DSPLYMNU_CLIPAMT",				"cl_showmagamt",	OnOff
-		Slider "$DSPLYMNU_CROSSHAIRSCALE",		"cl_crosshairscale",		50, 100, 10, 1
 	}
-	
-	ifgame(Exhumed)
-	{
-	Slider "$DSPLYMNU_CROSSHAIRSCALE",    "crosshairscale",   0.3, 1.0, 0.125, 2
-    }	
 	StaticText ""
 	Option "$DSPLYMNU_CROSSHAIR",				"cl_crosshair",	OnOff
+	Slider "$DSPLYMNU_CROSSHAIRSCALE",			"crosshairscale",		0.25, 1.0, 0.125, 2
 	Option "$HUDMNU_CROSSHAIR",				"crosshair", "Crosshairs"
 	//ColorPicker "$HUDMNU_CROSSHAIRCOLOR", 	"crosshaircolor" fixme: Does not exist yet in Raze.
 	Option "$HUDMNU_CROSSHAIRHEALTH",		"crosshairhealth", "CrosshairHealthTypes"