diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl/header/local.h b/src/client/refresh/gl/header/local.h
index dd46c244..b9eb03ce 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl/header/local.h
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl/header/local.h
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ extern cvar_t *gl1_overbrightbits;
 extern cvar_t *gl1_palettedtexture;
 extern cvar_t *gl_pointparameters;
 
-extern cvar_t *gl_particle_min_size;
-extern cvar_t *gl_particle_max_size;
-extern cvar_t *gl_particle_size;
-extern cvar_t *gl_particle_att_a;
-extern cvar_t *gl_particle_att_b;
-extern cvar_t *gl_particle_att_c;
+extern cvar_t *gl1_particle_min_size;
+extern cvar_t *gl1_particle_max_size;
+extern cvar_t *gl1_particle_size;
+extern cvar_t *gl1_particle_att_a;
+extern cvar_t *gl1_particle_att_b;
+extern cvar_t *gl1_particle_att_c;
 
 extern cvar_t *r_mode;
 extern cvar_t *r_customwidth;
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl/r_main.c b/src/client/refresh/gl/r_main.c
index 832598d3..e666964f 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl/r_main.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl/r_main.c
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ cvar_t *r_farsee;
 cvar_t *r_lightlevel;
 cvar_t *gl1_overbrightbits;
 
-cvar_t *gl_particle_min_size;
-cvar_t *gl_particle_max_size;
-cvar_t *gl_particle_size;
-cvar_t *gl_particle_att_a;
-cvar_t *gl_particle_att_b;
-cvar_t *gl_particle_att_c;
+cvar_t *gl1_particle_min_size;
+cvar_t *gl1_particle_max_size;
+cvar_t *gl1_particle_size;
+cvar_t *gl1_particle_att_a;
+cvar_t *gl1_particle_att_b;
+cvar_t *gl1_particle_att_c;
 
 cvar_t *gl1_palettedtexture;
 cvar_t *gl_pointparameters;
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ R_DrawParticles(void)
 		glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 
 		// assume the particle size looks good with window height 480px and scale according to real resolution
-		glPointSize(gl_particle_size->value * (float)r_newrefdef.height/480.0f);
+		glPointSize(gl1_particle_size->value * (float)r_newrefdef.height/480.0f);
 
 		for ( i = 0, p = r_newrefdef.particles; i < r_newrefdef.num_particles; i++, p++ )
 		{
@@ -1211,12 +1211,12 @@ R_Register(void)
 	r_lightlevel = ri.Cvar_Get("r_lightlevel", "0", 0);
 	gl1_overbrightbits = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_overbrightbits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
-	gl_particle_min_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_min_size", "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_particle_max_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_max_size", "40", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_particle_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_size", "40", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_particle_att_a = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_att_a", "0.01", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_particle_att_b = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_att_b", "0.0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_particle_att_c = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_att_c", "0.01", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_min_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_min_size", "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_max_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_max_size", "40", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_size", "40", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_att_a = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_att_a", "0.01", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_att_b = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_att_b", "0.0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_att_c = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_att_c", "0.01", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 	r_modulate = ri.Cvar_Get("r_modulate", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	r_mode = ri.Cvar_Get("r_mode", "4", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl/r_misc.c b/src/client/refresh/gl/r_misc.c
index f1ed6aa9..774d44c2 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl/r_misc.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl/r_misc.c
@@ -185,17 +185,17 @@ R_SetDefaultState(void)
 	{
 		float attenuations[3];
 
-		attenuations[0] = gl_particle_att_a->value;
-		attenuations[1] = gl_particle_att_b->value;
-		attenuations[2] = gl_particle_att_c->value;
+		attenuations[0] = gl1_particle_att_a->value;
+		attenuations[1] = gl1_particle_att_b->value;
+		attenuations[2] = gl1_particle_att_c->value;
 
 		/* GL_POINT_SMOOTH is not implemented by some OpenGL
 		   drivers, especially the crappy Mesa3D backends like
 		   i915.so. That the points are squares and not circles
 		   is not a problem by Quake II! */
 		glEnable(GL_POINT_SMOOTH);
-		qglPointParameterfARB(GL_POINT_SIZE_MIN_EXT, gl_particle_min_size->value);
-		qglPointParameterfARB(GL_POINT_SIZE_MAX_EXT, gl_particle_max_size->value);
+		qglPointParameterfARB(GL_POINT_SIZE_MIN_EXT, gl1_particle_min_size->value);
+		qglPointParameterfARB(GL_POINT_SIZE_MAX_EXT, gl1_particle_max_size->value);
 		qglPointParameterfvARB(GL_DISTANCE_ATTENUATION_EXT, attenuations);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/gl3/gl3_main.c b/src/client/refresh/gl3/gl3_main.c
index 9fc1d5ce..5812216c 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/gl3/gl3_main.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/gl3/gl3_main.c
@@ -255,12 +255,12 @@ GL3_Register(void)
 	//r_lightlevel = ri.Cvar_Get("r_lightlevel", "0", 0);
 	//gl_overbrightbits = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_overbrightbits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
-	gl_particle_min_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_min_size", "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_particle_max_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_max_size", "40", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	//gl_particle_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_size", "40", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_particle_att_a = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_att_a", "0.01", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_particle_att_b = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_att_b", "0.0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	gl_particle_att_c = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_particle_att_c", "0.01", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_min_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_min_size", "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_max_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_max_size", "40", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	//gl1_particle_size = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_size", "40", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_att_a = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_att_a", "0.01", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_att_b = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_att_b", "0.0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	gl1_particle_att_c = ri.Cvar_Get("gl1_particle_att_c", "0.01", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 	//gl_modulate = ri.Cvar_Get("gl_modulate", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	//r_mode = ri.Cvar_Get("r_mode", "4", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
diff --git a/src/common/cvar.c b/src/common/cvar.c
index 6e2afd3c..18599b4b 100644
--- a/src/common/cvar.c
+++ b/src/common/cvar.c
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ replacement_t replacements[] = {
 	{"gl_mode", "r_mode"},
 	{"gl_modulate", "r_modulate"},
 	{"gl_overbrightbits", "gl1_overbrightbits"},
-	{"gl_palettedtextures", "gl1_palettedtextures"}
+	{"gl_palettedtextures", "gl1_palettedtextures"},
+	{"gl_particle_min_size", "gl1_particle_min_size"},
+	{"gl_particle_max_size", "gl1_particle_max_size"},
+	{"gl_particle_size", "gl1_particle_size"},
+	{"gl_particle_att_a", "gl1_particle_att_a"},
+	{"gl_particle_att_b", "gl1_particle_att_b"},
+	{"gl_particle_att_c", "gl1_particle_att_c"}
 };