diff --git a/src/s_sound.cpp b/src/s_sound.cpp
index 61a038c177..abc11b255b 100644
--- a/src/s_sound.cpp
+++ b/src/s_sound.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static FString	 LastSong;			// last music that was played
 static FPlayList *PlayList;
 static int		RestartEvictionsAt;	// do not restart evicted channels before this time
 
-DEFINE_GLOBAL(mus_playing);
+DEFINE_GLOBAL_NAMED(mus_playing, musplaying);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(MusPlayingInfo, MusPlayingInfo, name);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(MusPlayingInfo, MusPlayingInfo, baseorder);
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(MusPlayingInfo, MusPlayingInfo, loop);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
index 45936cb0ad..e5619b0d7b 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/base.zs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct _ native	// These are the global variables, the struct is only here to av
 	native readonly Weapon WP_NOCHANGE;
 	deprecated("3.8") native readonly bool globalfreeze;
 	native int LocalViewPitch;
-	native readonly @MusPlayingInfo mus_playing;
+	native readonly @MusPlayingInfo musplaying;
 
 // sandbox state in multi-level setups: