diff --git a/src/k_pwrlv.c b/src/k_pwrlv.c
index d753d4daa..b8d78e0ee 100644
--- a/src/k_pwrlv.c
+++ b/src/k_pwrlv.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ INT16 K_CalculatePowerLevelInc(INT16 diff)
 		diff = -MAXDIFF;
 #undef MAXDIFF
 
-	x = ((diff-2)<<FRACBITS) / PWRLVRECORD_DEF;
+	x = ((diff-2)<<FRACBITS) / PWRLVRECORD_START;
 
 	for (j = 3; j < 10; j++) // Just skipping to 3 since 0 thru 2 will always just add 0...
 	{
diff --git a/src/k_pwrlv.h b/src/k_pwrlv.h
index 05fbf1c8a..dfa300114 100644
--- a/src/k_pwrlv.h
+++ b/src/k_pwrlv.h
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #define PWRLV_BATTLE 1
 #define PWRLV_NUMTYPES 2
 
-#define PWRLVRECORD_START 1000 // 5000?
+#define PWRLVRECORD_START 1000
 #define PWRLVRECORD_DEF 5000
 #define PWRLVRECORD_MIN 1
 #define PWRLVRECORD_MAX 9999