diff --git a/source/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_shadowmap.cpp b/source/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_shadowmap.cpp
index bca545b3b..9b0de864f 100644
--- a/source/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_shadowmap.cpp
+++ b/source/common/rendering/hwrenderer/data/hw_shadowmap.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "hw_dynlightdata.h"
 #include "buffers.h"
 #include "shaderuniforms.h"
-#include "g_cvars.h"
 #include "hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.h"
 
 /*
diff --git a/source/common/rendering/v_video.cpp b/source/common/rendering/v_video.cpp
index 815b73a6b..d0f136668 100644
--- a/source/common/rendering/v_video.cpp
+++ b/source/common/rendering/v_video.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ int DisplayWidth, DisplayHeight;
 // There's also only one, not four.
 DFrameBuffer *screen;
 
+CVAR(Bool, gl_lights, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 CVAR (Int, vid_defwidth, 640, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR (Int, vid_defheight, 480, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR (Bool, ticker, false, 0)
diff --git a/source/common/rendering/v_video.h b/source/common/rendering/v_video.h
index c9124e05f..255cfa70c 100644
--- a/source/common/rendering/v_video.h
+++ b/source/common/rendering/v_video.h
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ extern DFrameBuffer *screen;
 #define SCREENPITCH (screen->GetPitch ())
 
 EXTERN_CVAR (Float, vid_gamma)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, gl_lights)
 
 
 // Allocates buffer screens, call before R_Init.