diff --git a/src/win32/hardware.cpp b/src/win32/hardware.cpp
index 7121738f4..5ca3226c2 100644
--- a/src/win32/hardware.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/hardware.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, vid_gpuswitch, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINI
 }
 
 // Software OpenGL canvas
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, vid_used3d, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, vid_glswfb, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 {
 	if ((self ? 1 : 0) != currentcanvas)
 		Printf("You must restart " GAMENAME " for this change to take effect.\n");
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void I_InitGraphics ()
 	val.Bool = !!Args->CheckParm ("-devparm");
 	ticker.SetGenericRepDefault (val, CVAR_Bool);
 
-	if (currentcanvas == 1) // Software Canvas: 1 = D3D or DirectDraw, 0 = OpenGL
+	if (currentcanvas == 0) // Software Canvas: 0 = D3D or DirectDraw, 1 = OpenGL
 		if (currentrenderer == 1)
 			Video = gl_CreateVideo();
 		else
@@ -201,14 +201,14 @@ static void I_DeleteRenderer()
 void I_CreateRenderer()
 {
 	currentrenderer = vid_renderer;
-	currentcanvas = vid_used3d;
+	currentcanvas = vid_glswfb;
 	if (currentrenderer == 1)
 		Printf("Renderer: OpenGL\n");
-	else if (currentcanvas == 0)
-		Printf("Renderer: Software on OpenGL\n");
-	else if (currentcanvas == 1 && vid_forceddraw == false)
-		Printf("Renderer: Software on Direct3D\n");
 	else if (currentcanvas == 1)
+		Printf("Renderer: Software on OpenGL\n");
+	else if (currentcanvas == 0 && vid_forceddraw == false)
+		Printf("Renderer: Software on Direct3D\n");
+	else if (currentcanvas == 0)
 		Printf("Renderer: Software on DirectDraw\n");
 	else
 		Printf("Renderer: Unknown\n");