diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp b/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
index cd7e6480d..1dad5a19f 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/menus.cpp
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ static void Menu_PreDraw(MenuID_t cm, MenuEntry_t *entry, const vec2_t origin)
 
         if (M_LOAD.currentEntry >= (int32_t)g_nummenusaves)
         {
-            mmenutext(origin.x + (72<<16), origin.y + (100<<16), "Empty");
+            menutext_centeralign(origin.x + (101<<16), origin.y + (97<<16), "Empty");
             break;
         }
 
@@ -2210,8 +2210,7 @@ static void Menu_PreDraw(MenuID_t cm, MenuEntry_t *entry, const vec2_t origin)
 
             if (msv.isOldVer)
             {
-                mmenutext(origin.x + (53<<16), origin.y + (70<<16), "Previous");
-                mmenutext(origin.x + (58<<16), origin.y + (90<<16), "Version");
+                menutext_centeralign(origin.x + (101<<16), origin.y + (97<<16), "Previous\nVersion");
 
 #ifndef EDUKE32_SIMPLE_MENU
                 Bsprintf(tempbuf,"Saved: %d.%d.%d %d-bit", savehead.majorver, savehead.minorver,
@@ -2271,8 +2270,7 @@ static void Menu_PreDraw(MenuID_t cm, MenuEntry_t *entry, const vec2_t origin)
 
                 if (g_menusaves[M_SAVE.currentEntry-1].isOldVer)
                 {
-                    mmenutext(origin.x + (53<<16), origin.y + (70<<16), "Previous");
-                    mmenutext(origin.x + (58<<16), origin.y + (90<<16), "Version");
+                    menutext_centeralign(origin.x + (101<<16), origin.y + (97<<16), "Previous\nVersion");
 
 #ifndef EDUKE32_SIMPLE_MENU
                     Bsprintf(tempbuf,"Saved: %d.%d.%d %d-bit", savehead.majorver, savehead.minorver,
@@ -2288,7 +2286,7 @@ static void Menu_PreDraw(MenuID_t cm, MenuEntry_t *entry, const vec2_t origin)
             }
         }
         else
-            mmenutext(origin.x + (82<<16), origin.y + (100<<16), "New");
+            menutext_centeralign(origin.x + (101<<16), origin.y + (97<<16), "New");
 
         if (ud.multimode > 1)
         {
diff --git a/source/duke3d/src/screentext.h b/source/duke3d/src/screentext.h
index 33adb1d89..92cb1701e 100644
--- a/source/duke3d/src/screentext.h
+++ b/source/duke3d/src/screentext.h
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ extern int32_t textsc(int32_t sc);
 #define minitextshade(x, y, t, s, p, sb) minitext_(x,y,t,s,p,sb)
 #define minitext(x, y, t, p, sb) minitext_(x,y,t,0,p,sb)
 #define menutext(x, y, t) menutext_((x), (y), 0, (t), 10|16, 0)
+#define menutext_centeralign(x, y, t) menutext_((x), (y), 0, (t), 10|16, TEXT_XCENTER|TEXT_YCENTER)
 #define menutext_center(y, t) menutext_(160<<16, (y)<<16, 0, (t), 10|16, TEXT_XCENTER)
 #define gametext(x, y, t) gametext_simple((x)<<16, (y)<<16, (t))
 #define gametext_widenumber(x, y, t) gametext_((x)<<16, (y)<<16, (t), 0, MF_Bluefont.pal, 1024, 0, TEXT_GAMETEXTNUMHACK)