diff --git a/engine/client/cd_linux.c b/engine/client/cd_linux.c
index ebab55908..31fc73f11 100644
--- a/engine/client/cd_linux.c
+++ b/engine/client/cd_linux.c
@@ -342,13 +342,13 @@ void CDAudio_Update(void)
 	{
 		if (cdvolume)
 		{
-			Cvar_SetValue ("bgmvolume", 0.0);
+			Cvar_SetValue (&bgmvolume, 0.0);
 			cdvolume = bgmvolume.value;
 			CDAudio_Pause ();
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			Cvar_SetValue ("bgmvolume", 1.0);
+			Cvar_SetValue (&bgmvolume, 1.0);
 			cdvolume = bgmvolume.value;
 			CDAudio_Resume ();
 		}