diff --git a/src/m_menu.c b/src/m_menu.c
index 9daab767f43e98f4c642fcd0700a217473d2e7c0..30f17bc8214757f54c984bd92271da7c3198b10c 100644
--- a/src/m_menu.c
+++ b/src/m_menu.c
@@ -8393,7 +8393,7 @@ static void M_DrawLoadGameData(void)
 
 		savetodraw--;
 
-		if (savegameinfo[savetodraw].lives > 0)
+		if (savegameinfo[savetodraw].lives != 0)
 			charskin = &skins[savegameinfo[savetodraw].skinnum];
 
 		// signpost background