diff --git a/mp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp b/mp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp
index fbc40eb2f..3e1a3e0a6 100644
--- a/mp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp
+++ b/mp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ C_BaseHLPlayer::C_BaseHLPlayer()
 	m_flZoomRate		= 0.0f;
 	m_flZoomStartTime	= 0.0f;
 	m_flSpeedMod		= cl_forwardspeed.GetFloat();
+
+	ConVarRef scissor( "r_flashlightscissor" );
+	scissor.SetValue( "0" );
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp b/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp
index fbc40eb2f..3e1a3e0a6 100644
--- a/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp
+++ b/sp/src/game/client/hl2/c_basehlplayer.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ C_BaseHLPlayer::C_BaseHLPlayer()
 	m_flZoomRate		= 0.0f;
 	m_flZoomStartTime	= 0.0f;
 	m_flSpeedMod		= cl_forwardspeed.GetFloat();
+
+	ConVarRef scissor( "r_flashlightscissor" );
+	scissor.SetValue( "0" );
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------