diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
index 0b6648be6c..0d694a6c4d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/dialogue.cpp
@@ -944,21 +944,16 @@ namespace MWGui
         if (focused)
         {
             // Scroll the side bar to keep the active item in view
-            if (index <= 6)
-                mTopicsList->setViewOffset(0);
-            else
+            int offset = 0;
+            for (int i = 6; i < static_cast<int>(index); i++)
             {
-                int offset = 0;
-                for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(index) - 6; i++)
-                {
-                    const std::string& keyword = mTopicsList->getItemNameAt(i);
-                    if (keyword.empty())
-                        offset += 18 + sVerticalPadding * 2;
-                    else
-                        offset += mTopicsList->getItemWidget(keyword)->getHeight() + sVerticalPadding * 2;
-                }
-                mTopicsList->setViewOffset(-offset);
+                const std::string& keyword = mTopicsList->getItemNameAt(i);
+                if (keyword.empty())
+                    offset += 18 + sVerticalPadding * 2;
+                else
+                    offset += mTopicsList->getItemWidget(keyword)->getHeight() + sVerticalPadding * 2;
             }
+            mTopicsList->setViewOffset(-offset);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
index 8302f4faea..e956696221 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/journalwindow.cpp
@@ -971,15 +971,10 @@ namespace
 
                 // Scroll the list to keep the active item in view
                 Gui::MWList* list = getWidget<Gui::MWList>(mQuestMode ? QuestsList : TopicsList);
-                if (mSelectedQuest <= 3)
-                    list->setViewOffset(0);
-                else
-                {
-                    int offset = 0;
-                    for (int i = 0; i < static_cast<int>(mSelectedQuest) - 3; i++)
-                        offset += mButtons[i]->getHeight() + 3;
-                    list->setViewOffset(-offset);
-                }
+                int offset = 0;
+                for (int i = 3; i < static_cast<int>(mSelectedQuest); i++)
+                    offset += mButtons[i]->getHeight();
+                list->setViewOffset(-offset);
             }
         }
     };