diff --git a/src/game/ingame_menu.c b/src/game/ingame_menu.c
index 02a2dead..a8fb8076 100644
--- a/src/game/ingame_menu.c
+++ b/src/game/ingame_menu.c
@@ -1677,12 +1677,7 @@ void render_pause_castle_main_strings(s16 x, s16 y) {
     }
 #ifdef WIDE
     if (gPlayer1Controller->buttonPressed & L_TRIG){
-        if (!gWidescreen){
-                gWidescreen = 1;
-            }
-        else{
-                gWidescreen = 0;
-            }
+        gWidescreen ^= 1;
     }
 #endif
     gSPDisplayList(gDisplayListHead++, dl_ia_text_begin);