diff --git a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
index 71cb466fe..534393019 100644
--- a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
+++ b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
@@ -89,11 +89,6 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, vid_hidpi)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int,  vid_defwidth)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int,  vid_defheight)
 
-CVAR(Int, win_x, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Int, win_y, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Int, win_w, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Int, win_h, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-
 CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, vid_autoswitch, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 {
 	Printf("You must restart " GAMENAME " to apply graphics switching mode\n");
diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
index 55e4b21e4..421e9292e 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, gl_es, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCA
 	Printf("This won't take effect until " GAMENAME " is restarted.\n");
 }
 
-CVAR(Int, win_x, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Int, win_y, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Int, win_w, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Int, win_h, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Bool, win_maximized, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
-
 CVAR(Bool, i_soundinbackground, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
 CVAR (Int, vid_adapter, 0, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
diff --git a/src/v_video.cpp b/src/v_video.cpp
index aebd3b316..df92fa3e1 100644
--- a/src/v_video.cpp
+++ b/src/v_video.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,12 @@
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_capfps)
 
+CVAR(Int, win_x, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Int, win_y, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Int, win_w, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Int, win_h, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Bool, win_maximized, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+
 CUSTOM_CVAR(Int, vid_maxfps, 200, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 {
 	if (vid_maxfps < TICRATE && vid_maxfps != 0)
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index f5cc1b725..cbf9dd7b0 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ EXTERN_CVAR(Int, win_x)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, win_y)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, win_w)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, win_h)
+EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, win_maximized)
 
 
 inline bool V_IsHardwareRenderer()
diff --git a/src/win32/base_sysfb.cpp b/src/win32/base_sysfb.cpp
index 8e07468e4..8324c250f 100644
--- a/src/win32/base_sysfb.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/base_sysfb.cpp
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ extern "C" {
     __declspec(dllexport) int AmdPowerXpressRequestHighPerformance = 1;	
 }
 
-CVAR(Int, win_x, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Int, win_y, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Int, win_w, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Int, win_h, -1, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-CVAR(Bool, win_maximized, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, vid_defwidth)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, vid_defheight)