diff --git a/polymer/eduke32/source/screens.c b/polymer/eduke32/source/screens.c
index c6ea999d2..c2954e4f1 100644
--- a/polymer/eduke32/source/screens.c
+++ b/polymer/eduke32/source/screens.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@ static void G_ShowCacheLocks(void)
 # define FPS_YOFFSET 0
 #endif
 
+#define FPS_COLOR(x) ((x) ? COLOR_RED : COLOR_WHITE)
+
 static void G_PrintFPS(void)
 {
     // adapted from ZDoom because I like it better than what we had
@@ -775,7 +777,7 @@ static void G_PrintFPS(void)
     int32_t ms = getticks();
     int32_t howlong = ms - LastMS;
 
-    if (g_player[0].ps->player_par < 2)
+    if (g_player[0].ps->player_par < 3)
     {
         MinFrames = INT32_MAX;
         MaxFrames = 0;
@@ -792,7 +794,7 @@ static void G_PrintFPS(void)
 
             printext256(windowxy2.x-(chars<<(3-x))+1, windowxy1.y+2+FPS_YOFFSET, 0, -1, tempbuf, x);
             printext256(windowxy2.x-(chars<<(3-x)), windowxy1.y+1+FPS_YOFFSET,
-                (LastCount < LOW_FPS) ? COLOR_RED : COLOR_WHITE, -1, tempbuf, x);
+                FPS_COLOR(LastCount < LOW_FPS), -1, tempbuf, x);
 
             if (ud.tickrate > 1)
             {
@@ -800,13 +802,13 @@ static void G_PrintFPS(void)
 
                 printext256(windowxy2.x-(chars<<(3-x))+1, windowxy1.y+10+2+FPS_YOFFSET, 0, -1, tempbuf, x);
                 printext256(windowxy2.x-(chars<<(3-x)), windowxy1.y+10+FPS_YOFFSET,
-                    (MaxFrames < LOW_FPS) ? COLOR_RED : COLOR_WHITE, -1, tempbuf, x);
+                    FPS_COLOR(MaxFrames < LOW_FPS), -1, tempbuf, x);
 
                 chars = Bsprintf(tempbuf, "min fps: %3u", MinFrames);
 
                 printext256(windowxy2.x-(chars<<(3-x))+1, windowxy1.y+20+2+FPS_YOFFSET, 0, -1, tempbuf, x);
                 printext256(windowxy2.x-(chars<<(3-x)), windowxy1.y+20+FPS_YOFFSET,
-                    (MinFrames < LOW_FPS) ? COLOR_RED : COLOR_WHITE, -1, tempbuf, x);
+                    FPS_COLOR(MinFrames < LOW_FPS), -1, tempbuf, x);
             }
 
             // lag meter
@@ -816,7 +818,7 @@ static void G_PrintFPS(void)
                     (g_netClientPeer->lastRoundTripTimeVariance + g_netClientPeer->roundTripTimeVariance)/2);
 
                 printext256(windowxy2.x-(chars<<(3-x))+1, windowxy1.y+30+2+FPS_YOFFSET, 0, -1, tempbuf, x);
-                printext256(windowxy2.x-(chars<<(3-x)), windowxy1.y+30+1+FPS_YOFFSET, g_netClientPeer->lastRoundTripTime > 200 ? COLOR_RED : COLOR_WHITE, -1, tempbuf, x);
+                printext256(windowxy2.x-(chars<<(3-x)), windowxy1.y+30+1+FPS_YOFFSET, FPS_COLOR(g_netClientPeer->lastRoundTripTime > 200), -1, tempbuf, x);
             }
         }
 
@@ -837,6 +839,8 @@ static void G_PrintFPS(void)
     LastMS = ms;
 }
 
+#undef FPS_COLOR
+
 void G_DisplayRest(int32_t smoothratio)
 {
     int32_t i, j;