diff --git a/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c b/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
index 795a4222c..1e5dc802b 100644
--- a/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
+++ b/src/hardware/r_opengl/r_opengl.c
@@ -3247,8 +3247,7 @@ void GL_RenderVhsEffect(fixed_t upbary, fixed_t downbary, UINT8 updistort, UINT8
 
 	uint32_t r = rand();
 
-	const float dup = min(scrwf / BASEVIDWIDTH, scrwh / BASEVIDHEIGHT);
-	const float ystep = 2.f/scrwh * dup/4.f;
+	const float ystep = 2.f/scrwh * (float)vid.udup/4.f;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < 1; i += ystep)
 	{
diff --git a/src/screen.h b/src/screen.h
index fa5e07cd6..3b8f98335 100644
--- a/src/screen.h
+++ b/src/screen.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct viddef_t
 
 	INT32 dup; // scale 1, 2, 3 value for menus & overlays
 	INT32 fdup; // same as dup, but exact value when aspect ratio isn't 320/200
+	INT32 udup;        // same as dup but does not account for highreshudscale
 	UINT8 smalldup; // factor for a little bit of scaling
 	UINT8 meddup; // factor for moderate, but not full, scaling
 
diff --git a/src/v_video.c b/src/v_video.c
index 0cf6f5328..9a53799be 100644
--- a/src/v_video.c
+++ b/src/v_video.c
@@ -2074,17 +2074,15 @@ void V_DrawVhsEffect(boolean rewind)
 #endif
 	SINT8 offs;
 
-	const INT32 dup = min(vid.width / BASEVIDWIDTH, vid.height / BASEVIDHEIGHT);
-
-	barsize = dup << 5;
-	updistort = dup << (rewind ? 5 : 3);
+	barsize = vid.udup << 5;
+	updistort = vid.udup << (rewind ? 5 : 3);
 	downdistort = updistort >> 1;
 
 	if (rewind)
 		V_DrawVhsEffect(false); // experimentation
 
-	upbary -= renderdeltatics * (fixed_t)(dup * (rewind ? 3 : 1.8f));
-	downbary += renderdeltatics * (dup * (rewind ? 2 : 1));
+	upbary -= renderdeltatics * (fixed_t)(vid.udup * (rewind ? 3 : 1.8f));
+	downbary += renderdeltatics * (vid.udup * (rewind ? 2 : 1));
 
 	if (upbary < -barsize*FRACUNIT)
 		upbary = vid.height << FRACBITS;
@@ -4133,6 +4131,8 @@ void V_Recalc(void)
 		vid.fdup = (vid.height*FRACUNIT) / BASEVIDHEIGHT;
 	}
 
+	vid.udup = vid.dup;
+
 	if (loaded_config // this could use a better name, since it is more and indicator that early startup is done and its safe to do sketchy shit now :chaosleep:
 	&& (vid.width > 720) && (vid.height > 1280)) // ehhhh well this thing has so many issues, so ill lock it to higher resolutions instead
 	{