diff --git a/libs/video/targets/vid.c b/libs/video/targets/vid.c
index cefc3af34..d37e4fc6f 100644
--- a/libs/video/targets/vid.c
+++ b/libs/video/targets/vid.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ VID_GetWindowSize (int def_w, int def_h)
 	Cvar_SetFlags (con_width, con_width->flags | CVAR_ROM);
 	vid.conwidth = con_width->int_val;
 
-	con_height = ((vid.conwidth & 0xFFF8) * 3) / 4;
+	conheight = ((vid.conwidth & 0xFFF8) * 3) / 4;
 	con_height = Cvar_Get ("con_height", va ("%d", conheight), CVAR_NONE, NULL,
 						   "console effective height (GL only)");
 	if ((pnum = COM_CheckParm ("-conheight"))) {