diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c
index 8d5695d8..34cc42f3 100644
--- a/src/common.c
+++ b/src/common.c
@@ -487,6 +487,13 @@ uint8_t cpu_barval(struct text_object *obj)
 	return round_to_int(info.cpu_usage[obj->data.i] * 255.0);
 }
 
+uint8_t mem_percentage(struct text_object *obj)
+{
+	(void)obj;
+
+	return (info.memmax ? round_to_int(info.mem * 100 / info.memmax) : 0);
+}
+
 uint8_t mem_barval(struct text_object *obj)
 {
 	(void)obj;
diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index c92d79c8..79d910b2 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ uint8_t loadgraphval(struct text_object *);
 
 uint8_t cpu_percentage(struct text_object *);
 uint8_t cpu_barval(struct text_object *);
+uint8_t mem_percentage(struct text_object *);
 uint8_t mem_barval(struct text_object *);
 uint8_t swap_barval(struct text_object *);
 
diff --git a/src/conky.c b/src/conky.c
index 7c835def..486dbab5 100644
--- a/src/conky.c
+++ b/src/conky.c
@@ -976,10 +976,6 @@ void generate_text_internal(char *p, int p_max_size,
 			OBJ(memmax) {
 				human_readable(cur->memmax * 1024, p, 255);
 			}
-			OBJ(memperc) {
-				if (cur->memmax)
-					percent_print(p, p_max_size, cur->mem * 100 / cur->memmax);
-			}
 #ifdef X11
 #define NOT_IN_X "Not running in X"
 			OBJ(monitor) {
diff --git a/src/core.c b/src/core.c
index 03a670df..48a46b6a 100644
--- a/src/core.c
+++ b/src/core.c
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@ struct text_object *construct_text_object(const char *s, const char *arg, long
 	END OBJ(memfree, &update_meminfo)
 	END OBJ(memmax, &update_meminfo)
 	END OBJ(memperc, &update_meminfo)
+		obj->callbacks.percentage = &mem_percentage;
 	END OBJ(memgauge, &update_meminfo)
 		scan_gauge(obj, arg);
 		obj->callbacks.gaugeval = &mem_barval;