diff --git a/src/client/refresh/vk/header/local.h b/src/client/refresh/vk/header/local.h
index b2760ddc..30b2c558 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/vk/header/local.h
+++ b/src/client/refresh/vk/header/local.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ extern	cvar_t	*vk_pixel_size;
 extern	cvar_t	*r_fixsurfsky;
 
 extern	cvar_t	*vid_fullscreen;
-extern	cvar_t	*vid_refresh;
+extern	cvar_t	*vid_renderer;
 extern	cvar_t	*vid_gamma;
 
 extern	int		c_visible_lightmaps;
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_common.c b/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_common.c
index 6038a0ea..ee64bf2d 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_common.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_common.c
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ void QVk_Restart(void)
 	if (!QVk_Init())
 		ri.Sys_Error(ERR_FATAL, "Unable to restart Vulkan renderer");
 	QVk_PostInit();
-	vid_refresh->modified = true;
+	vid_renderer->modified = true;
 }
 
 void QVk_PostInit(void)
diff --git a/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_rmain.c b/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_rmain.c
index 41322e39..3c0e2958 100644
--- a/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_rmain.c
+++ b/src/client/refresh/vk/vk_rmain.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ cvar_t	*vk_nolerp_list;
 cvar_t  *r_fixsurfsky;
 
 cvar_t	*vid_fullscreen;
-cvar_t	*vid_refresh;
+cvar_t	*vid_renderer;
 cvar_t	*vid_gamma;
 static cvar_t	*viewsize;
 
@@ -1195,7 +1195,7 @@ R_Register( void )
 		ri.Cvar_Set("r_msaa_samples", "0");
 
 	vid_fullscreen = ri.Cvar_Get("vid_fullscreen", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	vid_refresh = ri.Cvar_Get("vid_refresh", "0", CVAR_NOSET);
+	vid_renderer = ri.Cvar_Get("vid_renderer", "gl1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	vid_gamma = ri.Cvar_Get("vid_gamma", "1.0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	viewsize = ri.Cvar_Get("viewsize", "100", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
diff --git a/src/client/vid/vid.c b/src/client/vid/vid.c
index c2c6f61f..e6da7d5b 100644
--- a/src/client/vid/vid.c
+++ b/src/client/vid/vid.c
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ VID_GetModeInfo(int *width, int *height, int mode)
 // Global console variables.
 cvar_t *vid_gamma;
 cvar_t *vid_fullscreen;
-cvar_t *vid_refresh;
 cvar_t *vid_renderer;
 
 // Global video state, used throughout the client.
@@ -487,13 +486,16 @@ VID_CheckChanges(void)
 			}
 		}
 
+		// Ignore possible changes in vid_renderer above.
+		vid_renderer->modified = false;
+
 		// Unblock the client.
 		cls.disable_screen = false;
 	}
 
-	if (vid_refresh->modified)
+	if (vid_renderer->modified)
 	{
-		vid_refresh->modified = false;
+		vid_renderer->modified = false;
 		cl.refresh_prepped = false;
 	}
 }
@@ -507,7 +509,6 @@ VID_Init(void)
 	// Console variables
 	vid_gamma = Cvar_Get("vid_gamma", "1.0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	vid_fullscreen = Cvar_Get("vid_fullscreen", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	vid_refresh = Cvar_Get("vid_refresh", "0", CVAR_NOSET);
 	vid_renderer = Cvar_Get("vid_renderer", "gl1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
 	// Commands