diff --git a/src/v_video.cpp b/src/v_video.cpp
index 19d24297d..c94f141d2 100644
--- a/src/v_video.cpp
+++ b/src/v_video.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, vid_rendermode, 4, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOIN
 	// No further checks needed. All this changes now is which scene drawer the render backend calls.
 }
 
+CVAR(Int, vid_renderer, 1, 0)	// for some stupid mods which threw caution out of the window...
 
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, r_blendmethod)