diff --git a/code/server/server.h b/code/server/server.h
index c8e0a8ca..a8ecc6c9 100644
--- a/code/server/server.h
+++ b/code/server/server.h
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ extern	cvar_t	*sv_gametype;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_pure;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_floodProtect;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_lanForceRate;
+#ifndef STANDALONE
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_strictAuth;
+#endif
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_banFile;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_heartbeat;
 extern	cvar_t	*sv_flatline;
diff --git a/code/server/sv_init.c b/code/server/sv_init.c
index 39b06a09..5bf1302c 100644
--- a/code/server/sv_init.c
+++ b/code/server/sv_init.c
@@ -681,7 +681,9 @@ void SV_Init (void)
 	sv_killserver = Cvar_Get ("sv_killserver", "0", 0);
 	sv_mapChecksum = Cvar_Get ("sv_mapChecksum", "", CVAR_ROM);
 	sv_lanForceRate = Cvar_Get ("sv_lanForceRate", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
+#ifndef STANDALONE
 	sv_strictAuth = Cvar_Get ("sv_strictAuth", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
+#endif
 	sv_banFile = Cvar_Get("sv_banFile", "serverbans.dat", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	sv_heartbeat = Cvar_Get("sv_heartbeat", HEARTBEAT_FOR_MASTER, CVAR_INIT);
 	sv_flatline = Cvar_Get("sv_flatline", FLATLINE_FOR_MASTER, CVAR_INIT);
diff --git a/code/server/sv_main.c b/code/server/sv_main.c
index f3558f7f..1fd85fc0 100644
--- a/code/server/sv_main.c
+++ b/code/server/sv_main.c
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ cvar_t	*sv_gametype;
 cvar_t	*sv_pure;
 cvar_t	*sv_floodProtect;
 cvar_t	*sv_lanForceRate; // dedicated 1 (LAN) server forces local client rates to 99999 (bug #491)
+#ifndef STANDALONE
 cvar_t	*sv_strictAuth;
+#endif
 cvar_t	*sv_banFile;
 cvar_t  *sv_heartbeat;			// Heartbeat string that is sent to the master
 cvar_t  *sv_flatline;			// If the master server supports it we can send a flatline