diff --git a/Source/Glide64/Config.cpp b/Source/Glide64/Config.cpp
index 4558e14ca..a4a387431 100644
--- a/Source/Glide64/Config.cpp
+++ b/Source/Glide64/Config.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 #include <wtl/atlcrack.h>
 
 extern HINSTANCE hinstDLL;
+extern bool g_ghq_use;
 
 extern CriticalSection * g_ProcessDListCS;
 
@@ -796,10 +797,10 @@ void CALL DllConfig(HWND hParent)
             ReleaseGfx();
             rdp_reset();
         }
-        if (g_settings->ghq_use)
+        if (g_ghq_use)
         {
             ext_ghq_shutdown();
-            g_settings->ghq_use = 0;
+            g_ghq_use = false;
         }
     }
     else
diff --git a/Source/Glide64/Main.cpp b/Source/Glide64/Main.cpp
index 6bac928f1..71e8edda3 100644
--- a/Source/Glide64/Main.cpp
+++ b/Source/Glide64/Main.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ uint32_t   offset_cursor = 0;
 uint32_t   offset_textures = 0;
 uint32_t   offset_texbuf1 = 0;
 
+bool g_ghq_use = false;
 int    capture_screen = 0;
 std::string capture_path;
 
@@ -653,10 +654,10 @@ int InitGfx()
     grClipWindow(0, 0, g_settings->scr_res_x(), g_settings->scr_res_y());
     rdp.update |= UPDATE_SCISSOR | UPDATE_COMBINE | UPDATE_ZBUF_ENABLED | UPDATE_CULL_MODE;
 
-    if (!g_settings->ghq_use)
+    if (!g_ghq_use)
     {
-        g_settings->ghq_use = g_settings->ghq_fltr() != CSettings::TextureFilter_None || g_settings->ghq_enht() != CSettings::TextureEnht_None || g_settings->ghq_hirs() != CSettings::HiResPackFormat_None;
-        if (g_settings->ghq_use)
+        g_ghq_use = g_settings->ghq_fltr() != CSettings::TextureFilter_None || g_settings->ghq_enht() != CSettings::TextureEnht_None || g_settings->ghq_hirs() != CSettings::HiResPackFormat_None;
+        if (g_ghq_use)
         {
             /* Plugin path */
             int options = g_settings->ghq_fltr() | g_settings->ghq_enht() | g_settings->ghq_cmpr() | g_settings->ghq_hirs();
@@ -701,7 +702,7 @@ int InitGfx()
                 options |= DUMP_TEX;
             }
 
-            g_settings->ghq_use = (int)ext_ghq_init(voodoo.max_tex_size, // max texture width supported by hardware
+            g_ghq_use = (int)ext_ghq_init(voodoo.max_tex_size, // max texture width supported by hardware
                 voodoo.max_tex_size, // max texture height supported by hardware
                 voodoo.sup_32bit_tex ? 32 : 16, // max texture bpp supported by hardware
                 options,
@@ -711,7 +712,7 @@ int InitGfx()
                 DisplayLoadProgress);
         }
     }
-    if (g_settings->ghq_use && strstr(extensions, "TEXMIRROR"))
+    if (g_ghq_use && strstr(extensions, "TEXMIRROR"))
     {
         voodoo.sup_mirroring = 1;
     }
@@ -899,10 +900,10 @@ void CALL CloseDLL(void)
 {
     WriteTrace(TraceGlide64, TraceDebug, "-");
 
-    if (g_settings->ghq_use)
+    if (g_ghq_use)
     {
         ext_ghq_shutdown();
-        g_settings->ghq_use = 0;
+        g_ghq_use = false;
     }
 
     if (g_settings)
@@ -1152,10 +1153,10 @@ void CALL RomOpen(void)
         name[strlen(name) - 1] = 0;
     }
 
-    if (g_settings->ghq_use && strcmp(rdp.RomName, name) != 0)
+    if (g_ghq_use && strcmp(rdp.RomName, name) != 0)
     {
         ext_ghq_shutdown();
-        g_settings->ghq_use = 0;
+        g_ghq_use = false;
     }
     strcpy(rdp.RomName, name);
     g_settings->ReadGameSettings(name);
diff --git a/Source/Glide64/Settings.cpp b/Source/Glide64/Settings.cpp
index a19d05a9a..7a55eb070 100644
--- a/Source/Glide64/Settings.cpp
+++ b/Source/Glide64/Settings.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ CSettings::CSettings() :
     m_ghq_enht(TextureEnht_None),
     m_ghq_cmpr(TextureCompression_S3TC),
     m_ghq_hirs(HiResPackFormat_None),
-ghq_use(0),
 ghq_enht_cmpr(0),
 ghq_enht_f16bpp(0),
 ghq_enht_gz(0),
diff --git a/Source/Glide64/Settings.h b/Source/Glide64/Settings.h
index 956cc0ae1..7f47a97eb 100644
--- a/Source/Glide64/Settings.h
+++ b/Source/Glide64/Settings.h
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ public:
     inline TextureEnhancement_t ghq_enht(void) const { return m_ghq_enht; }
     inline TextureCompression_t ghq_cmpr(void) const { return m_ghq_cmpr; }
     inline HiResPackFormat_t ghq_hirs(void) const { return m_ghq_hirs; }
-    int ghq_use;
     int ghq_enht_cmpr;
     int ghq_enht_f16bpp;
     int ghq_enht_gz;
diff --git a/Source/Glide64/TexCache.cpp b/Source/Glide64/TexCache.cpp
index 17080f517..92878f2bf 100644
--- a/Source/Glide64/TexCache.cpp
+++ b/Source/Glide64/TexCache.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ uint8_t *texture_buffer = tex1;
 #include "TexModCI.h"
 #include "CRC.h"
 
+extern bool g_ghq_use;
+
 typedef struct TEXINFO_t 
 {
     int real_image_width, real_image_height;	// FOR ALIGNMENT PURPOSES ONLY!!!
@@ -1255,7 +1257,7 @@ void LoadTex(int id, int tmu)
     GHQTexInfo ghqTexInfo;
     memset(&ghqTexInfo, 0, sizeof(GHQTexInfo));
     uint32_t g64_crc = cache->crc;
-    if (g_settings->ghq_use)
+    if (g_ghq_use)
     {
         int bpl;
         uint8_t* addr = (uint8_t*)(gfx.RDRAM + rdp.addr[rdp.tiles[td].t_mem]);
@@ -1579,7 +1581,7 @@ void LoadTex(int id, int tmu)
 
     if (GfxInitDone)
     {
-        if (g_settings->ghq_use)
+        if (g_ghq_use)
         {
             if (!ghqTexInfo.data)
                 if (!g_settings->ghq_enht_nobg || !rdp.texrecting || (texinfo[id].splits == 1 && texinfo[id].width <= 256))