diff --git a/src/f_finale.c b/src/f_finale.c
index ee22ecb2f..e84d82279 100644
--- a/src/f_finale.c
+++ b/src/f_finale.c
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ static void F_IntroDrawScene(void)
 		}
 		else
 		{
+			menuanimtimer = animtimer; // Reusing this variable for the intro to fix the scrolling sky, better than changing the function around.
 			F_SkyScroll(80*4, 0, "TITLESKY");
 			if (timetonext == 6)
 			{