diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_flares.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_flares.c
index 1d0a9175..7bd95194 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_flares.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_flares.c
@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@ flare_t		*r_activeFlares, *r_inactiveFlares;
 
 int flareCoeff;
 
+/*
+==================
+R_SetFlareCoeff
+==================
+*/
+static void R_SetFlareCoeff( void ) {
+
+	if(r_flareCoeff->value == 0.0f)
+		flareCoeff = atof(FLARE_STDCOEFF);
+	else
+		flareCoeff = r_flareCoeff->value;
+}
+
 /*
 ==================
 R_ClearFlares
@@ -102,6 +115,8 @@ void R_ClearFlares( void ) {
 		r_flareStructs[i].next = r_inactiveFlares;
 		r_inactiveFlares = &r_flareStructs[i];
 	}
+
+	R_SetFlareCoeff();
 }
 
 
@@ -450,11 +465,7 @@ void RB_RenderFlares (void) {
 
 	if(r_flareCoeff->modified)
 	{
-		if(r_flareCoeff->value == 0.0f)
-			flareCoeff = atof(FLARE_STDCOEFF);
-		else
-			flareCoeff = r_flareCoeff->value;
-			
+		R_SetFlareCoeff();
 		r_flareCoeff->modified = qfalse;
 	}
 
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_flares.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_flares.c
index bc016c1c..4447aa23 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_flares.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_flares.c
@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@ flare_t		*r_activeFlares, *r_inactiveFlares;
 
 int flareCoeff;
 
+/*
+==================
+R_SetFlareCoeff
+==================
+*/
+static void R_SetFlareCoeff( void ) {
+
+	if(r_flareCoeff->value == 0.0f)
+		flareCoeff = atof(FLARE_STDCOEFF);
+	else
+		flareCoeff = r_flareCoeff->value;
+}
+
 /*
 ==================
 R_ClearFlares
@@ -102,6 +115,8 @@ void R_ClearFlares( void ) {
 		r_flareStructs[i].next = r_inactiveFlares;
 		r_inactiveFlares = &r_flareStructs[i];
 	}
+
+	R_SetFlareCoeff();
 }
 
 
@@ -451,11 +466,7 @@ void RB_RenderFlares (void) {
 
 	if(r_flareCoeff->modified)
 	{
-		if(r_flareCoeff->value == 0.0f)
-			flareCoeff = atof(FLARE_STDCOEFF);
-		else
-			flareCoeff = r_flareCoeff->value;
-			
+		R_SetFlareCoeff();
 		r_flareCoeff->modified = qfalse;
 	}