diff --git a/src/c_cvars.cpp b/src/c_cvars.cpp
index 1af07e1761..18648db285 100644
--- a/src/c_cvars.cpp
+++ b/src/c_cvars.cpp
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@
 #include "v_video.h"
 #include "colormatcher.h"
 
-// [SP] This is a dummy CVAR that needs to be removed in child ports that implement the real version.
-CVAR(Int, vid_renderer, 1, CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_OVERRIDEGET | CVAR_ARCHIVE)
-
 // [SP] Lets the player (arbitrator) choose whether to override GetCVar checks.
 //   Danger of desync? Can we just make it a client var? This probably *fixes* desyncs, actually...
 CVAR(Bool, sv_overridegetcvar, true, CVAR_SERVERINFO | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
index 08a563b257..edd7de5709 100644
--- a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
+++ b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, vid_autoswitch, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_
 
 static int s_currentRenderer;
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, vid_renderer, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, vid_renderer, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_OVERRIDEGET)
 {
 	// 0: Software renderer
 	// 1: OpenGL renderer
diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/hardware.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/hardware.cpp
index f4ac13fc5e..5dcf62367d 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/hardware.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/hardware.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void I_RestartRenderer();
 int currentrenderer;
 
 // [ZDoomGL]
-CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, vid_renderer, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, vid_renderer, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_OVERRIDEGET)
 {
 	// 0: Software renderer
 	// 1: OpenGL renderer
diff --git a/src/win32/hardware.cpp b/src/win32/hardware.cpp
index 787c0a4f38..e0338c0dd9 100644
--- a/src/win32/hardware.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/hardware.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int currentrenderer = -1;
 bool changerenderer;
 
 // [ZDoomGL]
-CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, vid_renderer, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR (Int, vid_renderer, 1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_OVERRIDEGET)
 {
 	// 0: Software renderer
 	// 1: OpenGL renderer