diff --git a/src/game/activemenutick.c b/src/game/activemenutick.c
index 577068a49..6638ad876 100644
--- a/src/game/activemenutick.c
+++ b/src/game/activemenutick.c
@@ -50,8 +50,14 @@ void amTick(void)
 				s8 csticky = joyGetStickYOnSample(j, contpadnum);
 				s8 crstickx = joyGetRStickXOnSample(j, contpadnum);
 				s8 crsticky = joyGetRStickYOnSample(j, contpadnum);
+#ifdef AVOID_UB
+				// if cstickx is -128, it will get negated and stored into absstickx, negating it again if it's 8 bit
+				s32 absstickx;
+				s32 abssticky;
+#else
 				s8 absstickx;
 				s8 abssticky;
+#endif
 				u32 buttonsstate = joyGetButtonsOnSample(j, contpadnum, 0xffffffff);
 				u32 buttonspressed = joyGetButtonsPressedOnSample(j, contpadnum, 0xffffffff);
 				bool stickpushed = false;
@@ -69,6 +75,8 @@ void amTick(void)
 				g_AmMenus[g_AmIndex].allbots = false;
 
 #ifndef PLATFORM_N64
+				s32 newstickx = (s32)cstickx + (s32)crstickx;
+				s32 newsticky = (s32)csticky + (s32)crsticky;
 				if (j == 0 && g_Vars.currentplayernum == 0 && inputMouseIsLocked()) {
 					f32 mdx, mdy;
 					struct activemenu *am = &g_AmMenus[g_AmIndex];
@@ -79,11 +87,11 @@ void amTick(void)
 						am->mousex = (am->mousex > 127.f) ? 127.f : (am->mousex < -128.f) ? -128.f : am->mousex;
 						am->mousey = (am->mousey > 127.f) ? 127.f : (am->mousey < -128.f) ? -128.f : am->mousey;
 					}
-					const s32 newstickx = (s32)cstickx + (s32)crstickx + (s32)am->mousex;
-					const s32 newsticky = (s32)csticky + (s32)crsticky - (s32)am->mousey;
-					cstickx = (newstickx < -128) ? -128 : (newstickx > 127) ? 127 : newstickx;
-					csticky = (newsticky < -128) ? -128 : (newsticky > 127) ? 127 : newsticky;
+					newstickx += (s32)am->mousex;
+					newsticky -= (s32)am->mousey;
 				}
+				cstickx = (newstickx < -128) ? -128 : (newstickx > 127) ? 127 : newstickx;
+				csticky = (newsticky < -128) ? -128 : (newsticky > 127) ? 127 : newsticky;
 #endif
 
 				if (g_Vars.currentplayer->activemenumode == AMMODE_EDIT) {