diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index c62ff8fe1..b4ba92182 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -597,7 +597,9 @@ void D_RegisterClientCommands(void)
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_gif_optimize);
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_gif_downscale);
 
+#ifdef WALLSPLATS
 	CV_RegisterVar(&cv_splats);
+#endif
 
 	// register these so it is saved to config
 	if ((username = I_GetUserName()))
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.h b/src/d_netcmd.h
index 31a7cf818..42ac4c054 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.h
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.h
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@ extern consvar_t cv_useranalog, cv_useranalog2;
 extern consvar_t cv_analog, cv_analog2;
 
 extern consvar_t cv_netstat;
+#ifdef WALLSPLATS
 extern consvar_t cv_splats;
+#endif
 
 extern consvar_t cv_countdowntime;
 extern consvar_t cv_runscripts;
diff --git a/src/p_mobj.c b/src/p_mobj.c
index 9bf95972c..bcbb72c42 100644
--- a/src/p_mobj.c
+++ b/src/p_mobj.c
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
 // protos.
 static CV_PossibleValue_t viewheight_cons_t[] = {{16, "MIN"}, {56, "MAX"}, {0, NULL}};
 consvar_t cv_viewheight = {"viewheight", VIEWHEIGHTS, 0, viewheight_cons_t, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+#ifdef WALLSPLATS
 consvar_t cv_splats = {"splats", "On", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+#endif
 
 actioncache_t actioncachehead;