diff --git a/source/cl_main.c b/source/cl_main.c
index 3be71c8..0410fff 100644
--- a/source/cl_main.c
+++ b/source/cl_main.c
@@ -1596,6 +1596,7 @@ void Host_Init (quakeparms_t *parms)
 
 	Memory_Init (parms->membase, parms->memsize);
 	Cvar_Init ();
+	Sys_Init_Cvars ();
 	Sys_Init();
 
 	Cbuf_Init ();
diff --git a/source/sv_main.c b/source/sv_main.c
index aa0f388..4bca48d 100644
--- a/source/sv_main.c
+++ b/source/sv_main.c
@@ -1866,6 +1866,7 @@ void SV_Init (quakeparms_t *parms)
 
 	Memory_Init (parms->membase, parms->memsize);
 	Cvar_Init ();
+	Sys_Init_Cvars ();
 	Sys_Init ();
 
 	Cbuf_Init ();
@@ -1893,7 +1894,6 @@ void SV_Init (quakeparms_t *parms)
 	Netchan_Init_Cvars ();
 	Pmove_Init_Cvars ();
 	PR_Init_Cvars ();
-	Sys_Init_Cvars ();
 
 	// and now reprocess the cmdline's sets for overrides
 	Cmd_StuffCmds_f ();