diff --git a/data/gfx/smoke.xml b/data/gfx/smoke.xml
index 7c804907a..b043feeee 100644
--- a/data/gfx/smoke.xml
+++ b/data/gfx/smoke.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <particles emitter="point">
 
-    <spreading xangle="120"      />
+    <spreading angle="90"        />
     
     <velocity  x="0.003"
                y="0.003"
diff --git a/data/gfx/smoke_brown.xml b/data/gfx/smoke_brown.xml
index 63c25a386..925b57920 100644
--- a/data/gfx/smoke_brown.xml
+++ b/data/gfx/smoke_brown.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <particles emitter="point">
 
-    <spreading xangle="120"      />
+    <spreading angle="90"       />
     
     <velocity  x="0.003"
                y="0.0047"
diff --git a/data/gfx/smoke_red.xml b/data/gfx/smoke_red.xml
index ea1630a9e..109909702 100644
--- a/data/gfx/smoke_red.xml
+++ b/data/gfx/smoke_red.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <particles emitter="point">
 
-    <spreading xangle="120"      />
+    <spreading angle="90"        />
     
     <velocity  x="0.003"
                y="0.0047"
diff --git a/data/gfx/smoke_yellow.xml b/data/gfx/smoke_yellow.xml
index 333e67c33..e0c4d55b5 100644
--- a/data/gfx/smoke_yellow.xml
+++ b/data/gfx/smoke_yellow.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 <particles emitter="point">
 
-    <spreading xangle="120"      />
+    <spreading angle="90"        />
     
     <velocity  x="0.003"
                y="0.0047"