diff --git a/src/p_user.c b/src/p_user.c
index 39a1afc9f..8cc74c837 100644
--- a/src/p_user.c
+++ b/src/p_user.c
@@ -730,8 +730,8 @@ boolean P_EndingMusic(player_t *player)
 
 		if (!((players[localplayertable[0]].exiting || (players[localplayertable[0]].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST))
 			|| (players[localplayertable[1]].exiting || (players[localplayertable[1]].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST))
-			|| ((r_splitscreen < 2) && (players[localplayertable[2]].exiting || (players[localplayertable[2]].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST)))
-			|| ((r_splitscreen < 3) && (players[localplayertable[3]].exiting || (players[localplayertable[3]].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST)))))
+			|| ((r_splitscreen > 1) && (players[localplayertable[2]].exiting || (players[localplayertable[2]].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST)))
+			|| ((r_splitscreen > 2) && (players[localplayertable[3]].exiting || (players[localplayertable[3]].pflags & PF_NOCONTEST)))))
 			return false;
 
 		bestlocalplayer = &players[localplayertable[0]];