diff --git a/src/i_video.c b/src/i_video.c
index b2377b400..4abec8846 100644
--- a/src/i_video.c
+++ b/src/i_video.c
@@ -1289,8 +1289,6 @@ static void ResetResolution(int height, boolean reset_pitch)
         AM_ResetScreenSize();
     }
 
-    ST_InitChunkBar(); // [Nugget] NUGHUD: Status-Bar chunks
-
     I_Printf(VB_DEBUG, "ResetResolution: %dx%d", video.width, video.height);
 
     drs_skip_frame = true;
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.c b/src/st_stuff.c
index 4a9f809f6..c4639cb72 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.c
+++ b/src/st_stuff.c
@@ -351,6 +351,16 @@ static void ST_DrawSolidBackground(int st_x)
 
 void ST_refreshBackground(void)
 {
+    // [Nugget] NUGHUD: Status-Bar chunks /-----------------------------------
+
+    V_UseBuffer(st_bar);
+
+    V_DrawPatch(ST_X + (SCREENWIDTH - SHORT(sbar->width)) / 2 + SHORT(sbar->leftoffset), 0, sbar);
+
+    V_RestoreBuffer();
+
+    // [Nugget] -------------------------------------------------------------/
+
     int st_x;
 
     if (!st_classicstatusbar)
@@ -2123,25 +2133,17 @@ void ST_Init(void)
   ST_loadData();
 }
 
-// [Nugget] NUGHUD: Status-Bar chunks
-void ST_InitChunkBar(void)
-{
-  // More than necessary, but so be it
-  st_bar = Z_Malloc((video.pitch * V_ScaleY(StatusBarBufferHeight())) * sizeof(*st_bar), PU_RENDERER, 0);
-
-  V_UseBuffer(st_bar);
-
-  V_DrawPatch(ST_X + (SCREENWIDTH - SHORT(sbar->width)) / 2 + SHORT(sbar->leftoffset), 0, sbar);
-
-  V_RestoreBuffer();
-}
-
 void ST_InitRes(void)
 {
   int height = V_ScaleY(StatusBarBufferHeight());
 
   // killough 11/98: allocate enough for hires
   st_backing_screen = Z_Malloc(video.pitch * height * sizeof(*st_backing_screen), PU_RENDERER, 0);
+
+  // [Nugget] Status-Bar chunks ----------------------------------------------
+
+  // More than necessary (we only use the section visible in 4:3), but so be it
+  st_bar = Z_Malloc((video.pitch * height) * sizeof(*st_bar), PU_RENDERER, 0);
 }
 
 void ST_Warnings(void)
diff --git a/src/st_stuff.h b/src/st_stuff.h
index 27a4f3089..69906364f 100644
--- a/src/st_stuff.h
+++ b/src/st_stuff.h
@@ -151,8 +151,6 @@ void ST_refreshBackground(void);
 
 void ST_InitRes(void);
 
-void ST_InitChunkBar(void); // [Nugget] NUGHUD: Status-Bar chunks
-
 void ST_createWidgets(void); // [Nugget] Made global
 
 // killough 5/2/98: moved from m_misc.c: