diff --git a/src/sdl/i_video.c b/src/sdl/i_video.c
index 47d41ede5c9a7e813930254c5c2718a3a61d8971..02f0e462e163157418f708e2a3a085d620e9eddc 100644
--- a/src/sdl/i_video.c
+++ b/src/sdl/i_video.c
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ static SDL_bool Impl_CreateContext(void)
 			// This is because the renderer will be created before the config
 			// is read and vid_wait is set from the user's preferences, and thus
 			// vid_wait will have no effect.
-			CV_StealthSetValue(cv_vidwait, 0);
+			CV_StealthSetValue(&cv_vidwait, 0);
 #endif
 		}