diff --git a/codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp b/codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp
index 984b94d9e3..82304484c3 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_init.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ Ghoul2 Insert End
 
 cvar_t *r_aviMotionJpegQuality;
 cvar_t *r_screenshotJpegQuality;
+cvar_t *r_patchStitching;
 
 /*
 ** R_GetModeInfo
@@ -453,6 +454,7 @@ Ghoul2 Insert Start
 /*
 Ghoul2 Insert End
 */
+	r_patchStitching = ri.Cvar_Get("r_patchStitching", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Enable stitching of neighbouring patch surfaces" );
 	r_modelpoolmegs = ri.Cvar_Get("r_modelpoolmegs", "20", CVAR_ARCHIVE, "" );
 	if (ri.Sys_LowPhysicalMemory() )
 		ri.Cvar_Set("r_modelpoolmegs", "0");
diff --git a/codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_local.h b/codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_local.h
index 04c2ad723d..86673951d3 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_local.h
+++ b/codemp/rd-dedicated/tr_local.h
@@ -1572,8 +1572,6 @@ CURVE TESSELATION
 ============================================================
 */
 
-#define PATCH_STITCHING
-
 srfGridMesh_t *R_SubdividePatchToGrid( int width, int height,
 								drawVert_t points[MAX_PATCH_SIZE*MAX_PATCH_SIZE] );
 
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_bsp.cpp b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_bsp.cpp
index feefe0e348..1596ae53dd 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_bsp.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_bsp.cpp
@@ -1391,15 +1391,15 @@ static	void R_LoadSurfaces( lump_t *surfs, lump_t *verts, lump_t *indexLump, wor
 		}
 	}
 
-#ifdef PATCH_STITCHING
-	R_StitchAllPatches(worldData);
-#endif
+	if ( r_patchStitching->integer ) {
+		R_StitchAllPatches( worldData );
+	}
 
 	R_FixSharedVertexLodError(worldData);
 
-#ifdef PATCH_STITCHING
-	R_MovePatchSurfacesToHunk(worldData);
-#endif
+	if ( r_patchStitching->integer ) {
+		R_MovePatchSurfacesToHunk( worldData );
+	}
 
 	ri.Printf( PRINT_ALL, "...loaded %d faces, %i meshes, %i trisurfs, %i flares\n", numFaces, numMeshes, numTriSurfs, numFlares );
 }
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_curve.cpp b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_curve.cpp
index bc67911d0d..e3d75834f1 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_curve.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_curve.cpp
@@ -306,7 +306,6 @@ srfGridMesh_t *R_CreateSurfaceGridMesh(int width, int height,
 	// copy the results out to a grid
 	size = (width * height - 1) * sizeof( drawVert_t ) + sizeof( *grid );
 
-#ifdef PATCH_STITCHING
 	grid = (struct srfGridMesh_s *)/*Hunk_Alloc*/ Z_Malloc( size, TAG_GRIDMESH, qfalse );
 	memset(grid, 0, size);
 
@@ -315,16 +314,6 @@ srfGridMesh_t *R_CreateSurfaceGridMesh(int width, int height,
 
 	grid->heightLodError = (float *)/*Hunk_Alloc*/ Z_Malloc( height * 4, TAG_GRIDMESH, qfalse );
 	memcpy( grid->heightLodError, errorTable[1], height * 4 );
-#else
-	grid = Hunk_Alloc( size );
-	memset(grid, 0, size);
-
-	grid->widthLodError = Hunk_Alloc( width * 4 );
-	memcpy( grid->widthLodError, errorTable[0], width * 4 );
-
-	grid->heightLodError = Hunk_Alloc( height * 4 );
-	memcpy( grid->heightLodError, errorTable[1], height * 4 );
-#endif
 
 	grid->width = width;
 	grid->height = height;
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp
index 37057891aa..c93302d9a8 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_init.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ cvar_t *se_language;
 cvar_t *r_aviMotionJpegQuality;
 cvar_t *r_screenshotJpegQuality;
 
+cvar_t *r_patchStitching;
+
 #if !defined(__APPLE__)
 PFNGLSTENCILOPSEPARATEPROC qglStencilOpSeparate;
 #endif
@@ -1749,6 +1751,8 @@ Ghoul2 Insert End
 	ri.Cvar_CheckRange( r_aviMotionJpegQuality, 10, 100, qtrue );
 	ri.Cvar_CheckRange( r_screenshotJpegQuality, 10, 100, qtrue );
 
+	r_patchStitching = ri.Cvar_Get("r_patchStitching", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Enable stitching of neighbouring patch surfaces" );
+	
 	for ( size_t i = 0; i < numCommands; i++ )
 		ri.Cmd_AddCommand( commands[i].cmd, commands[i].func, "" );
 }
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_local.h b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_local.h
index 89e814f979..b817b45a10 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_local.h
+++ b/codemp/rd-vanilla/tr_local.h
@@ -1284,6 +1284,9 @@ extern	cvar_t	*r_noServerGhoul2;
 /*
 Ghoul2 Insert End
 */
+
+extern cvar_t *r_patchStitching;
+
 //====================================================================
 
 void R_SwapBuffers( int );
@@ -1608,8 +1611,6 @@ CURVE TESSELATION
 ============================================================
 */
 
-#define PATCH_STITCHING
-
 srfGridMesh_t *R_SubdividePatchToGrid( int width, int height,
 								drawVert_t points[MAX_PATCH_SIZE*MAX_PATCH_SIZE] );