diff --git a/code/client/cl_scrn.c b/code/client/cl_scrn.c
index b1f60349..42fa62da 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_scrn.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_scrn.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ static int SCR_Strlen( const char *str ) {
 ** SCR_GetBigStringWidth
 */ 
 int	SCR_GetBigStringWidth( const char *str ) {
-	return SCR_Strlen( str ) * 16;
+	return SCR_Strlen( str ) * BIGCHAR_WIDTH;
 }