diff --git a/source/src/console.cpp b/source/src/console.cpp
index 4de04063..7b41aeb8 100644
--- a/source/src/console.cpp
+++ b/source/src/console.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ struct console : consolebuffer<cline>
 
     void render()
     {
-        int conwidth = VIRTW*2 - 2*CONSPAD - 40*FONTH/3;
+        int conwidth = VIRTW*2 - 2*CONSPAD - (fullconsole ? 2 : 40)*FONTH/3;
         int h = VIRTH*2 - 2*CONSPAD - 2*FONTH/3;
         int conheight = min(fullconsole ? (h*(fullconsole==1 ? altconsize : fullconsize))/100 : FONTH*consize, h);