diff --git a/code/client/cl_main.c b/code/client/cl_main.c
index 004c3572..e609a7a0 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_main.c
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@ clientConnection_t	clc;
 clientStatic_t		cls;
 vm_t				*cgvm;
 
+char				cl_oldGame[MAX_QPATH];
+qboolean			cl_oldGameSet;
+
 // Structure containing functions exported from refresh DLL
 refexport_t	re;
 #ifdef USE_RENDERER_DLOPEN
@@ -1362,11 +1365,11 @@ static void CL_UpdateGUID( const char *prefix, int prefix_len )
 
 static void CL_OldGame(void)
 {
-	if(cls.oldGameSet)
+	if(cl_oldGameSet)
 	{
 		// change back to previous fs_game
-		cls.oldGameSet = qfalse;
-		Cvar_Set2("fs_game", cls.oldGame, qtrue);
+		cl_oldGameSet = qfalse;
+		Cvar_Set2("fs_game", cl_oldGame, qtrue);
 		FS_ConditionalRestart(clc.checksumFeed, qfalse);
 	}
 }
@@ -3437,7 +3440,7 @@ void CL_Init( void ) {
 	{
 		CL_ClearState();
 		clc.state = CA_DISCONNECTED;	// no longer CA_UNINITIALIZED
-		cls.oldGameSet = qfalse;
+		cl_oldGameSet = qfalse;
 	}
 
 	cls.realtime = 0;
diff --git a/code/client/cl_parse.c b/code/client/cl_parse.c
index 78f4a921..c74d2a06 100644
--- a/code/client/cl_parse.c
+++ b/code/client/cl_parse.c
@@ -538,10 +538,10 @@ void CL_ParseGamestate( msg_t *msg ) {
 		CL_StopRecord_f();
 	
 	// reinitialize the filesystem if the game directory has changed
-	if(!cls.oldGameSet && (Cvar_Flags("fs_game") & CVAR_MODIFIED))
+	if(!cl_oldGameSet && (Cvar_Flags("fs_game") & CVAR_MODIFIED))
 	{
-		cls.oldGameSet = qtrue;
-		Q_strncpyz(cls.oldGame, oldGame, sizeof(cls.oldGame));
+		cl_oldGameSet = qtrue;
+		Q_strncpyz(cl_oldGame, oldGame, sizeof(cl_oldGame));
 	}
 
 	FS_ConditionalRestart(clc.checksumFeed, qfalse);
diff --git a/code/client/client.h b/code/client/client.h
index bfd897eb..19f00249 100644
--- a/code/client/client.h
+++ b/code/client/client.h
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ extern	clientConnection_t clc;
 
 the clientStatic_t structure is never wiped, and is used even when
 no client connection is active at all
+(except when CL_Shutdown is called)
 
 ==================================================================
 */
@@ -338,9 +339,6 @@ typedef struct {
 	serverInfo_t	favoriteServers[MAX_OTHER_SERVERS];
 
 	int pingUpdateSource;		// source currently pinging or updating
-	
-	char		oldGame[MAX_QPATH];
-	qboolean	oldGameSet;
 
 	// update server info
 	netadr_t	updateServer;
@@ -358,6 +356,9 @@ typedef struct {
 
 extern	clientStatic_t		cls;
 
+extern	char		cl_oldGame[MAX_QPATH];
+extern	qboolean	cl_oldGameSet;
+
 //=============================================================================
 
 extern	vm_t			*cgvm;	// interface to cgame dll or vm