diff --git a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
index fd516f6c388..3dd0d054739 100644
--- a/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
+++ b/src/posix/cocoa/i_video.mm
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ - (void)enterFullscreenOnZoom
 
 @end
 
-EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, vid_vsync)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, vid_hidpi)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int,  vid_defwidth)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int,  vid_defheight)
diff --git a/src/rendering/v_framebuffer.cpp b/src/rendering/v_framebuffer.cpp
index df59a00949c..15ef76ddce9 100644
--- a/src/rendering/v_framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/v_framebuffer.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ CVAR(Int, vid_showpalette, 0, 0)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, ticker)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Float, vid_brightness)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Float, vid_contrast)
-EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, vid_vsync)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, vid_maxfps)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, cl_capfps)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Int, screenblocks)
diff --git a/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.cpp b/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.cpp
index 3c9a9e335ef..80532538ca1 100644
--- a/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.cpp
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ const char* VulkanFrameBuffer::DeviceName() const
 void VulkanFrameBuffer::SetVSync(bool vsync)
 {
 	// This is handled in VulkanSwapChain::AcquireImage.
+	cur_vsync = vsync;
 }
 
 void VulkanFrameBuffer::CleanForRestart()
diff --git a/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.h b/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.h
index a2c8e0f5e61..64dfa3e7bd0 100644
--- a/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.h
+++ b/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class VulkanFrameBuffer : public SystemBaseFrameBuffer
 	VulkanDevice *device;
 	std::unique_ptr<VulkanSwapChain> swapChain;
 	uint32_t presentImageIndex = 0xffffffff;
+	bool cur_vsync;
 
 	VulkanCommandBuffer *GetTransferCommands();
 	VulkanCommandBuffer *GetDrawCommands();
diff --git a/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_swapchain.cpp b/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_swapchain.cpp
index 5f331bedc6f..578a57852b4 100644
--- a/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_swapchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_swapchain.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 #include "vk_objects.h"
 #include "c_cvars.h"
 #include "version.h"
+#include "v_video.h"
+#include "vk_framebuffer.h"
 
-EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, vid_vsync);
 
 CVAR(Bool, vk_hdr, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 
@@ -21,12 +22,13 @@ VulkanSwapChain::~VulkanSwapChain()
 
 uint32_t VulkanSwapChain::AcquireImage(int width, int height, VulkanSemaphore *semaphore, VulkanFence *fence)
 {
-	if (lastSwapWidth != width || lastSwapHeight != height || lastVsync != vid_vsync || lastHdr != vk_hdr || !swapChain)
+	auto vsync = static_cast<VulkanFrameBuffer*>(screen)->cur_vsync;
+	if (lastSwapWidth != width || lastSwapHeight != height || lastVsync != vsync || lastHdr != vk_hdr || !swapChain)
 	{
 		Recreate();
 		lastSwapWidth = width;
 		lastSwapHeight = height;
-		lastVsync = vid_vsync;
+		lastVsync = vsync;
 		lastHdr = vk_hdr;
 	}
 
@@ -271,7 +273,8 @@ void VulkanSwapChain::SelectPresentMode()
 		VulkanError("No surface present modes supported");
 
 	swapChainPresentMode = VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_KHR;
-	if (vid_vsync)
+	auto vsync = static_cast<VulkanFrameBuffer*>(screen)->cur_vsync;
+	if (vsync)
 	{
 		bool supportsFifoRelaxed = std::find(presentModes.begin(), presentModes.end(), VK_PRESENT_MODE_FIFO_RELAXED_KHR) != presentModes.end();
 		if (supportsFifoRelaxed)