diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 4aac27c01873995e8b0e4c0a9a648b1661b7a5fb..94b6c2454a12d26856163cd986845ed35f6473a6 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ consvar_t cv_renderview = {"renderview", "On", 0, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL,
 
 static void SCR_ActuallyChangeRenderer(void);
 static CV_PossibleValue_t cv_renderer_t[] = {{1, "Software"}, {2, "OpenGL"}, {0, NULL}};
-consvar_t cv_renderer = {"renderer", "Software", CV_NOLUA|CV_CALL, cv_renderer_t, SCR_ChangeRenderer, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+consvar_t cv_renderer = {"renderer", "Software", CV_SAVE|CV_NOLUA|CV_CALL, cv_renderer_t, SCR_ChangeRenderer, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
 static void SCR_ChangeFullscreen(void);