diff --git a/code/renderer/tr_init.c b/code/renderer/tr_init.c
index 492b9240..48447aec 100644
--- a/code/renderer/tr_init.c
+++ b/code/renderer/tr_init.c
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	r_lodbias = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_lodbias", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_flares = ri.Cvar_Get ("r_flares", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_znear = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_znear", "4", CVAR_CHEAT );
-	ri.Cvar_CheckRange( r_znear, 0.001f, 200, qtrue );
+	ri.Cvar_CheckRange( r_znear, 0.001f, 200, qfalse );
 	r_zproj = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_zproj", "64", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_stereoSeparation = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_stereoSeparation", "64", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_ignoreGLErrors = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ignoreGLErrors", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );