diff --git a/apps/plugins/brickmania.c b/apps/plugins/brickmania.c
index a28eaf084f..a4adcc29d0 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/brickmania.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/brickmania.c
@@ -2238,7 +2238,7 @@ static int brickmania_game_loop(void)
             else
 #endif
             {
-                int button_right, button_left;
+                int button_right, button_left, dx;
 #ifdef ALTRIGHT
                 button_right =  move_button & (RIGHT | ALTRIGHT);
                 button_left  =  move_button & (LEFT | ALTLEFT);
@@ -2248,40 +2248,31 @@ static int brickmania_game_loop(void)
 #endif
                 if ((game_state==ST_PAUSE) && (button_right || button_left))
                     continue;
-                if ((button_right && !flip_sides) ||
-                    (button_left && flip_sides))
+
+                if (button_left || button_right)
                 {
-                    if (pad_pos_x+SPEED_PAD+pad_width > GAMESCREEN_WIDTH)
+                    if ((button_right && !flip_sides) ||
+                        (button_left && flip_sides))
                     {
-                        for(k=0;k<used_balls;k++)
-                            if (game_state==ST_READY || ball[k].glue)
-                                ball[k].pos_x += GAMESCREEN_WIDTH-pad_pos_x -
-                                                pad_width;
-                        pad_pos_x += GAMESCREEN_WIDTH - pad_pos_x - pad_width;
+                        if (pad_pos_x+SPEED_PAD+pad_width > GAMESCREEN_WIDTH)
+                            dx = GAMESCREEN_WIDTH - pad_pos_x - pad_width;
+                        else
+                            dx = SPEED_PAD;
                     }
-                    else {
-                        for(k=0;k<used_balls;k++)
-                            if ((game_state==ST_READY || ball[k].glue))
-                                ball[k].pos_x+=SPEED_PAD;
-                        pad_pos_x+=SPEED_PAD;
-                    }
-                }
-                else if ((button_left && !flip_sides) ||
-                         (button_right && flip_sides))
-                {
-                    if (pad_pos_x-SPEED_PAD < 0)
+                    else if ((button_left && !flip_sides) ||
+                            (button_right && flip_sides))
                     {
-                        for(k=0;k<used_balls;k++)
-                            if (game_state==ST_READY || ball[k].glue)
-                                ball[k].pos_x-=pad_pos_x;
-                        pad_pos_x -= pad_pos_x;
+                        if (pad_pos_x-SPEED_PAD < 0)
+                            dx = -pad_pos_x;
+                        else
+                            dx = -SPEED_PAD;
                     }
-                    else
+
+                    pad_pos_x+=dx;
+                    for(k=0;k<used_balls;k++)
                     {
-                        for(k=0;k<used_balls;k++)
-                            if (game_state==ST_READY || ball[k].glue)
-                                ball[k].pos_x-=SPEED_PAD;
-                        pad_pos_x-=SPEED_PAD;
+                        if (game_state==ST_READY || ball[k].glue)
+                            ball[k].pos_x+=dx;
                     }
                 }
             }