diff --git a/Source/Glide64/Settings.cpp b/Source/Glide64/Settings.cpp
index 31adcd70a..0fa3ad074 100644
--- a/Source/Glide64/Settings.cpp
+++ b/Source/Glide64/Settings.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ CSettings::CSettings() :
     m_force_microcheck(false), //check microcode each frame, for mixed F3DEX-S2DEX games
     m_force_quad3d(false), //force 0xb5 command to be quad, not line 3d
     m_clip_zmin(false), //enable near z clipping
-clip_zmax(0), //enable far plane clipping;
+    m_clip_zmax(false), //enable far plane clipping;
 adjust_aspect(0), //adjust screen aspect for wide screen mode
 force_calc_sphere(0), //use spheric mapping only, Ridge Racer 64
 pal230(0),    //set special scale for PAL games
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void CSettings::RegisterSettings(void)
     game_setting(Set_force_microcheck, "force_microcheck", false);
     game_setting(Set_force_quad3d, "force_quad3d", false);
     game_setting(Set_clip_zmin, "clip_zmin", false);
-    game_setting(Set_clip_zmax, "clip_zmax", 1);
+    game_setting(Set_clip_zmax, "clip_zmax", true);
     game_setting(Set_fast_crc, "fast_crc", true);
     game_setting(Set_adjust_aspect, "adjust_aspect", 1);
     game_setting(Set_zmode_compare_less, "zmode_compare_less", 0);
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ void CSettings::ReadGameSettings(const char * name)
     m_force_microcheck = GetSetting(Set_force_microcheck) != 0;
     m_force_quad3d = GetSetting(Set_force_quad3d) != 0;
     m_clip_zmin = GetSetting(Set_clip_zmin) != 0;
-    g_settings->clip_zmax = GetSetting(Set_clip_zmax);
+    m_clip_zmax = GetSetting(Set_clip_zmax) != 0;
     m_fast_crc = GetSetting(Set_fast_crc) != 0;
     g_settings->adjust_aspect = GetSetting(Set_adjust_aspect);
     g_settings->zmode_compare_less = GetSetting(Set_zmode_compare_less);
diff --git a/Source/Glide64/Settings.h b/Source/Glide64/Settings.h
index 1755297dd..d4d759927 100644
--- a/Source/Glide64/Settings.h
+++ b/Source/Glide64/Settings.h
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public:
     inline bool force_microcheck(void) const { return m_force_microcheck; } //check microcode each frame, for mixed F3DEX-S2DEX games
     inline bool force_quad3d(void) const { return m_force_quad3d; } //force 0xb5 command to be quad, not line 3d
     inline bool clip_zmin(void) const { return m_clip_zmin; } //enable near z clipping
-    int clip_zmax; //enable far plane clipping;
+    inline bool clip_zmax(void) const { return m_clip_zmax; } //enable far plane clipping
     int adjust_aspect; //adjust screen aspect for wide screen mode
     int force_calc_sphere; //use spheric mapping only, Ridge Racer 64
     int pal230;    //set special scale for PAL games
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ private:
     bool m_force_microcheck;
     bool m_force_quad3d;
     bool m_clip_zmin;
+    bool m_clip_zmax;
     hacks_t m_hacks;
 };
 
diff --git a/Source/Glide64/Util.cpp b/Source/Glide64/Util.cpp
index af7d4908b..7e14b64c5 100644
--- a/Source/Glide64/Util.cpp
+++ b/Source/Glide64/Util.cpp
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ void do_triangle_stuff(uint16_t linew, int old_interpolate) // what else?? do th
         {
             rdp.clip &= ~CLIP_ZMIN;
         }         
-        if (!g_settings->clip_zmax)
+        if (!g_settings->clip_zmax())
         {
             rdp.clip &= ~CLIP_ZMAX;
         }