diff --git a/code/sdl/sdl_input.c b/code/sdl/sdl_input.c
index 9a509cd8..00818ebe 100644
--- a/code/sdl/sdl_input.c
+++ b/code/sdl/sdl_input.c
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ void IN_Init( void )
 
 	in_joystick = Cvar_Get( "in_joystick", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_LATCH );
 	in_joystickDebug = Cvar_Get( "in_joystickDebug", "0", CVAR_TEMP );
-	in_joystickThreshold = Cvar_Get( "in_joystickThreshold", "0.15", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
+	in_joystickThreshold = Cvar_Get( "joy_threshold", "0.15", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 
 #ifdef MACOS_X_ACCELERATION_HACK
 	in_disablemacosxmouseaccel = Cvar_Get( "in_disablemacosxmouseaccel", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );