diff --git a/general.h b/general.h
index e6d9cbbaa7..b16586c3b6 100644
--- a/general.h
+++ b/general.h
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ struct global
    state_manager_t *state_manager;
    void *state_buf;
    bool frame_is_reverse;
-   bool rewind_enable;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_FFMPEG
    ffemu_t *rec;
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index 0601a88c3e..d174b26e88 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static void parse_config_file(void)
    }
 
    if (config_get_bool(conf, "rewind_enable", &tmp_bool))
-      g_settings.rewind_enable = true;
+      g_settings.rewind_enable = tmp_bool;
 
    if (config_get_int(conf, "rewind_buffer_size", &tmp_int))
       g_settings.rewind_buffer_size = tmp_int * 1000000;