diff --git a/code/cgame/cg_main.c b/code/cgame/cg_main.c
index d2a7541..8ecb59f 100644
--- a/code/cgame/cg_main.c
+++ b/code/cgame/cg_main.c
@@ -1157,6 +1157,10 @@ void CG_Init( int serverMessageNum, int serverCommandSequence ) {
 	cgs.redflag = cgs.blueflag = -1; // For compatibily, default to unset for
 	// old servers
 
+	// indicate to engine that engine-based aspect correction shouldn't be used
+	// should be called ahead of trap_GetGlconfig
+	VMExt_GVCommandInt( "register_aspect_aware", 0 );
+
 	// get the rendering configuration from the client system
 	trap_GetGlconfig( &cgs.glconfig );
 	AspectCorrect_Init( cgs.glconfig.vidWidth, cgs.glconfig.vidHeight );
diff --git a/code/ui/ui_atoms.c b/code/ui/ui_atoms.c
index b51bc4d..3423859 100644
--- a/code/ui/ui_atoms.c
+++ b/code/ui/ui_atoms.c
@@ -1375,6 +1375,10 @@ void UI_Init( void ) {
 
 	UI_InitGameinfo();
 
+	// indicate to engine that engine-based aspect correction shouldn't be used
+	// should be called ahead of trap_GetGlconfig
+	VMExt_GVCommandInt( "register_aspect_aware", 0 );
+
 	// cache redundant calulations
 	trap_GetGlconfig( &uis.glconfig );
 	AspectCorrect_Init( uis.glconfig.vidWidth, uis.glconfig.vidHeight );