diff --git a/source/sw/src/game.h b/source/sw/src/game.h
index a40fa8aaf..0ee216f0d 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/game.h
+++ b/source/sw/src/game.h
@@ -2205,8 +2205,9 @@ extern USER puser[MAX_SW_PLAYERS_REG];
 //
 ///////////////////////////
 
-extern int ototalclock, save_totalclock, gotlastpacketclock,smoothratio;
+extern int ototalclock, save_totalclock, gotlastpacketclock;
 extern SWBOOL ready2send;
+extern double smoothratio;
 
 // local copy of variables updated by faketimerhandler
 extern int locselectedgun;
diff --git a/source/sw/src/network.cpp b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
index 470320d1a..603dfb90f 100644
--- a/source/sw/src/network.cpp
+++ b/source/sw/src/network.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ void GetSyncInfoFromPacket(uint8_t *packbuf, int packbufleng, int *j, int otherc
 
 // when you set totalclock to 0 also set this one
 int ototalclock;
-int smoothratio;
 int save_totalclock;
+double smoothratio;
 
 // must start out as 0