diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.c b/src/d_clisrv.c
index 0aec7fd9..bf9c1695 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.c
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ static inline void resynch_write_player(resynch_pak *rsp, const size_t i)
 
 	rsp->jointime = (tic_t)LONG(players[i].jointime);
 
-	rsp->splitscreen = players[i].splitscreen;
+	rsp->splitscreenindex = players[i].splitscreenindex;
 
 	rsp->hasmo = false;
 	//Transfer important mo information if the player has a body.
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static void resynch_read_player(resynch_pak *rsp)
 
 	players[i].jointime = (tic_t)LONG(rsp->jointime);
 
-	players[i].splitscreen = rsp->splitscreen;
+	players[i].splitscreenindex = rsp->splitscreenindex;
 
 	//We get a packet for each player in game.
 	if (!playeringame[i])
@@ -3320,7 +3320,7 @@ static void Got_AddPlayer(UINT8 **p, INT32 playernum)
 		addedtogame = true;
 	}
 
-	players[newplayernum].splitscreen = splitscreenplayer;
+	players[newplayernum].splitscreenindex = splitscreenplayer;
 
 	if (netgame)
 	{
diff --git a/src/d_clisrv.h b/src/d_clisrv.h
index b628606d..5dc48753 100644
--- a/src/d_clisrv.h
+++ b/src/d_clisrv.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ typedef struct
 
 	tic_t jointime;
 
-	UINT8 splitscreen;
+	UINT8 splitscreenindex;
 
 	//player->mo stuff
 	UINT8 hasmo; // Boolean
diff --git a/src/d_player.h b/src/d_player.h
index baed9a72..a5d73ec7 100644
--- a/src/d_player.h
+++ b/src/d_player.h
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ typedef struct player_s
 
 	tic_t jointime; // Timer when player joins game to change skin/color
 
-	UINT8 splitscreen;
+	UINT8 splitscreenindex;
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	fixed_t fovadd; // adjust FOV for hw rendering
 #endif
diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index eb0396c8..d04bbf6b 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player)
 	UINT8 skincolor;
 	INT32 skin;
 	tic_t jointime;
-	UINT8 psplitscreen;
+	UINT8 splitscreenindex;
 	boolean spectator;
 	INT16 bot;
 	SINT8 pity;
@@ -2381,7 +2381,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player)
 	ctfteam = players[player].ctfteam;
 	exiting = players[player].exiting;
 	jointime = players[player].jointime;
-	psplitscreen = players[player].splitscreen;
+	splitscreenindex = players[player].splitscreenindex;
 	spectator = players[player].spectator;
 	pflags = (players[player].pflags & (PF_TIMEOVER|PF_FLIPCAM|PF_TAGIT|PF_TAGGED|PF_ANALOGMODE|PF_WANTSTOJOIN));
 
@@ -2478,7 +2478,7 @@ void G_PlayerReborn(INT32 player)
 	p->pflags = pflags;
 	p->ctfteam = ctfteam;
 	p->jointime = jointime;
-	p->splitscreen = psplitscreen;
+	p->splitscreenindex = splitscreenindex;
 	p->spectator = spectator;
 
 	// save player config truth reborn
diff --git a/src/lua_playerlib.c b/src/lua_playerlib.c
index 0bea1e7b..1c37f4c4 100644
--- a/src/lua_playerlib.c
+++ b/src/lua_playerlib.c
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ static int player_get(lua_State *L)
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->bot);
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"jointime"))
 		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->jointime);
-	else if (fastcmp(field,"splitscreen"))
-		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->splitscreen);
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"splitscreenindex"))
+		lua_pushinteger(L, plr->splitscreenindex);
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"fovadd"))
 		lua_pushfixed(L, plr->fovadd);
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ static int player_set(lua_State *L)
 		return NOSET;
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"jointime"))
 		plr->jointime = (tic_t)luaL_checkinteger(L, 3);
-	else if (fastcmp(field,"splitscreen"))
+	else if (fastcmp(field,"splitscreenindex"))
 		return NOSET;
 #ifdef HWRENDER
 	else if (fastcmp(field,"fovadd"))
diff --git a/src/p_saveg.c b/src/p_saveg.c
index a2ae8f17..5a43745b 100644
--- a/src/p_saveg.c
+++ b/src/p_saveg.c
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static void P_NetArchivePlayers(void)
 
 		WRITEUINT32(save_p, players[i].jointime);
 
-		WRITEUINT8(save_p, players[i].splitscreen);
+		WRITEUINT8(save_p, players[i].splitscreenindex);
 
 		WRITEUINT16(save_p, flags);
 
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ static void P_NetUnArchivePlayers(void)
 
 		players[i].jointime = READUINT32(save_p);
 
-		players[i].splitscreen = READUINT8(save_p);
+		players[i].splitscreenindex = READUINT8(save_p);
 
 		flags = READUINT16(save_p);