diff --git a/include/QF/vid.h b/include/QF/vid.h
index 70298fa8b..057414b2f 100644
--- a/include/QF/vid.h
+++ b/include/QF/vid.h
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@ void VID_Init_Cvars (void);
 void VID_Init (byte *palette, byte *colormap);
 void VID_Shutdown (void);
 void VID_SetCaption (const char *text);
+void VID_ClearMemory (void);
 
 #endif	// __vid_h_
diff --git a/libs/video/targets/vid.c b/libs/video/targets/vid.c
index 46507e26d..d7aeb3b2d 100644
--- a/libs/video/targets/vid.c
+++ b/libs/video/targets/vid.c
@@ -305,3 +305,10 @@ VID_InitBuffers (void)
 	if (viddef.init_caches)
 		viddef.init_caches (viddef.surfcache, cachesize);
 }
+
+void
+VID_ClearMemory (void)
+{
+	if (viddef.flush_caches)
+		viddef.flush_caches ();
+}
diff --git a/nq/include/client.h b/nq/include/client.h
index e6dc80e97..54477f7b4 100644
--- a/nq/include/client.h
+++ b/nq/include/client.h
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ struct cbuf_s;
 void CL_Init (struct cbuf_s *cbuf);
 void CL_InitCvars (void);
 void CL_Shutdown (void);
+void CL_ClearMemory (void);
 
 void CL_EstablishConnection (const char *host);
 void CL_Signon1 (void);
diff --git a/nq/source/cl_main.c b/nq/source/cl_main.c
index 7f6dd9e82..3f8e7bde6 100644
--- a/nq/source/cl_main.c
+++ b/nq/source/cl_main.c
@@ -130,6 +130,14 @@ CL_Shutdown (void)
 	VID_Shutdown ();
 }
 
+void
+CL_ClearMemory (void)
+{
+	VID_ClearMemory ();
+	if (r_data)
+		r_data->force_fullscreen = 0;
+}
+
 void
 CL_InitCvars (void)
 {
diff --git a/nq/source/host.c b/nq/source/host.c
index f6b59cf8b..d15dd0431 100644
--- a/nq/source/host.c
+++ b/nq/source/host.c
@@ -495,8 +495,7 @@ void
 Host_ClearMemory (void)
 {
 	Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "Clearing memory\n");
-	if (viddef.flush_caches)
-		viddef.flush_caches ();
+	CL_ClearMemory ();
 	Mod_ClearAll ();
 	if (host_hunklevel)
 		Hunk_FreeToLowMark (host_hunklevel);
@@ -504,8 +503,6 @@ Host_ClearMemory (void)
 	cls.signon = 0;
 	memset (&sv, 0, sizeof (sv));
 	memset (&cl, 0, sizeof (cl));
-	if (r_data)
-		r_data->force_fullscreen = 0;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/nq/source/sv_ded.c b/nq/source/sv_ded.c
index c22f9cc3a..44dd57408 100644
--- a/nq/source/sv_ded.c
+++ b/nq/source/sv_ded.c
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ CL_UpdateScreen (double realtime)
 {
 }
 
+void
+CL_ClearMemory (void)
+{
+}
+
 void
 CL_Cmd_ForwardToServer (void)
 {
diff --git a/qw/source/cl_main.c b/qw/source/cl_main.c
index 09fb1aec2..c2b3c3a35 100644
--- a/qw/source/cl_main.c
+++ b/qw/source/cl_main.c
@@ -412,8 +412,7 @@ CL_ClearState (void)
 	CL_Init_Entity (&cl.viewent);
 
 	Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_DEV, "Clearing memory\n");
-	if (viddef.flush_caches)
-		viddef.flush_caches ();
+	VID_ClearMemory ();
 	Mod_ClearAll ();
 	if (host_hunklevel)					// FIXME: check this...
 		Hunk_FreeToLowMark (host_hunklevel);