diff --git a/source/common/menu/resolutionmenu.cpp b/source/common/menu/resolutionmenu.cpp
index 6074d018a..1920927bb 100644
--- a/source/common/menu/resolutionmenu.cpp
+++ b/source/common/menu/resolutionmenu.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ CCMD (menu_resolution_commit_changes)
 		vid_fullscreen = true;
 		vid_scalemode = 5;
 		vid_scalefactor = 1.;
-		vid_scale_customwidth = menu_resolution_custom_width;
-		vid_scale_customheight = menu_resolution_custom_height;
+		vid_scale_customwidth = *menu_resolution_custom_width;
+		vid_scale_customheight = *menu_resolution_custom_height;
 		vid_scale_custompixelaspect = 1.0;
 	}
 }