diff --git a/Source/m_menu.c b/Source/m_menu.c
index e73bb7e2..b81c2833 100644
--- a/Source/m_menu.c
+++ b/Source/m_menu.c
@@ -6070,8 +6070,9 @@ void M_Drawer (void)
       if (currentMenu->lumps_missing == 0)
       {
         for (i = 0; i < max; i++)
-          if (currentMenu->menuitems[i].name[0] == 0 ||
-              W_CheckNumForName(currentMenu->menuitems[i].name) < 0)
+          if ((currentMenu->menuitems[i].name[0] == 0 ||
+               W_CheckNumForName(currentMenu->menuitems[i].name) < 0) &&
+              currentMenu->menuitems[i].alttext)
           {
             currentMenu->lumps_missing++;
             break;