diff --git a/src/c_cvars.cpp b/src/c_cvars.cpp
index 95da13374..5b33cc263 100644
--- a/src/c_cvars.cpp
+++ b/src/c_cvars.cpp
@@ -1541,8 +1541,7 @@ DEFINE_ACTION_FUNCTION(_CVar, FindCVar)
 {
 	PARAM_PROLOGUE;
 	PARAM_NAME(name);
-	PARAM_POINTER_DEF(plyr, player_t);
-	ACTION_RETURN_POINTER(GetCVar(plyr ? plyr->mo : nullptr, name));
+	ACTION_RETURN_POINTER(FindCVar(name, nullptr));
 }
 
 FBaseCVar *FindCVarSub (const char *var_name, int namelen)
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
index 77d6fa26b..c62620b14 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.txt
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ struct CVar native
 		CVAR_Color,
 	};
 
-	native static CVar FindCVar(Name name, PlayerInfo player = null);
+	native static CVar FindCVar(Name name);
 	native int GetInt();
 	native double GetFloat();
 	native String GetString();