diff --git a/src/DETHRACE/common/skidmark.c b/src/DETHRACE/common/skidmark.c
index d6bc780a..957ce13a 100644
--- a/src/DETHRACE/common/skidmark.c
+++ b/src/DETHRACE/common/skidmark.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ void SkidSection(tCar_spec* pCar, int pWheel_num, br_vector3* pPos, int pMateria
     br_material* material;
 
     if (BrVector3Dot(&pCar->prev_nor[pWheel_num], &pCar->nor[pWheel_num]) < 0.99699998f
-        || (float)fabs(BrVector3Dot(&pCar->nor[pWheel_num], pPos) - BrVector3Dot(&pCar->prev_skid_pos[pWheel_num], &pCar->nor[pWheel_num])) > 0.01f) {
+        || BR_ABS(BrVector3Dot(&pCar->nor[pWheel_num], pPos) - BrVector3Dot(&pCar->prev_skid_pos[pWheel_num], &pCar->nor[pWheel_num])) > 0.01f) {
         pCar->old_skidding &= ~(1 << pWheel_num);
         pCar->old_skid[pWheel_num] = -1;
         return;
@@ -267,11 +267,14 @@ void StretchMark(tSkid* pMark, br_vector3* pFrom, br_vector3* pTo, br_scalar pTe
     BrVector3Sub(&temp, pTo, pFrom);
     len = BrVector3Length(&temp);
 
-    rows[2].v[0] = pMark->normal.v[2] * temp.v[1] - pMark->normal.v[1] * temp.v[2];
-    rows[2].v[1] = pMark->normal.v[0] * temp.v[2] - pMark->normal.v[2] * temp.v[0];
-    rows[2].v[2] = pMark->normal.v[1] * temp.v[0] - pMark->normal.v[0] * temp.v[1];
-
-    if (len > BR_SCALAR_EPSILON) {
+    if (len < BR_SCALAR_EPSILON) {
+        rows[2].v[0] = pMark->normal.v[2] * temp.v[1] - pMark->normal.v[1] * temp.v[2];
+        rows[2].v[1] = pMark->normal.v[0] * temp.v[2] - pMark->normal.v[2] * temp.v[0];
+        rows[2].v[2] = pMark->normal.v[1] * temp.v[0] - pMark->normal.v[0] * temp.v[1];
+    } else {
+        rows[2].v[0] = pMark->normal.v[2] * temp.v[1] - pMark->normal.v[1] * temp.v[2];
+        rows[2].v[1] = pMark->normal.v[0] * temp.v[2] - pMark->normal.v[2] * temp.v[0];
+        rows[2].v[2] = pMark->normal.v[1] * temp.v[0] - pMark->normal.v[0] * temp.v[1];
         rows[2].v[0] = 0.05f / len * rows[2].v[0];
         rows[2].v[1] = 0.05f / len * rows[2].v[1];
         rows[2].v[2] = 0.05f / len * rows[2].v[2];