diff --git a/usr.bin/menuc/main.c b/usr.bin/menuc/main.c
index 2140cc5f2b88..1a6f7ae225f9 100644
--- a/usr.bin/menuc/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/menuc/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.5 1999/06/20 02:07:18 cgd Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.6 1999/06/20 05:41:45 cgd Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright 1997 Piermont Information Systems Inc.
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	default_info.helpstr = NULL;
 	default_info.exitstr = NULL;
 	default_info.mopt = 0;
-	default_info.x = 0;
+	default_info.x = -1;
 	default_info.y = 0;
 	default_info.h = 0;
 	default_info.w = 0;
diff --git a/usr.bin/menuc/menu_sys.def b/usr.bin/menuc/menu_sys.def
index 9e0db931e8bf..cd60f793d8dc 100644
--- a/usr.bin/menuc/menu_sys.def
+++ b/usr.bin/menuc/menu_sys.def
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: menu_sys.def,v 1.19 1999/06/20 02:07:18 cgd Exp $	*/
+/*	$NetBSD: menu_sys.def,v 1.20 1999/06/20 05:41:45 cgd Exp $	*/
 
 /*
  * Copyright 1997 Piermont Information Systems Inc.
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@ static void init_menu (struct menudesc *m)
 		exit(1);
 
 	}
-	if (m->x + m->w + wadd > max_cols)
+	if (m->x == -1)
+		m->x = (max_cols - (m->w + wadd)) / 2;	/* center */
+	else if (m->x + m->w + wadd > max_cols)
 		m->x = max_cols - (m->w + wadd);
 
 	/* Get the windows. */