diff --git a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
index 84f71428b22..ef7d7a42798 100644
--- a/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
+++ b/source/core/gamecontrol.cpp
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 CVAR(Bool, autoloadlights, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 CVAR(Bool, autoloadbrightmaps, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
+CVAR(Bool, autoloadwidescreen, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, ui_generic)
 
@@ -140,8 +141,6 @@ FString LumpFilter;
 CVAR(Bool, queryiwad, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 CVAR(String, defaultiwad, "", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 CVAR(Bool, disableautoload, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
-//CVAR(Bool, autoloadbrightmaps, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)	// hopefully this is an option for later
-//CVAR(Bool, autoloadlights, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_NOINITCALL | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG)
 
 extern int hud_size_max;