diff --git a/src/ircd.c b/src/ircd.c
index 9bcac140e..e2052c094 100644
--- a/src/ircd.c
+++ b/src/ircd.c
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ void restart PROTO((char *));
 static void open_debugfile(), setup_signals();
 extern void init_glines(void);
 
-int  do_garbage_collect = 0;
 TS   last_garbage_collect = 0;
 char **myargv;
 int  portnum = -1;		/* Server port number, listening this */
diff --git a/src/s_serv.c b/src/s_serv.c
index 64859180d..9617f157d 100644
--- a/src/s_serv.c
+++ b/src/s_serv.c
@@ -3629,7 +3629,7 @@ int  m_rehash(cptr, sptr, parc, parv)
 			{
 				if (!IsAdmin(sptr))
 					return 0;
-				do_garbage_collect = 1;
+				loop.do_garbage_collect = 1;
 				return 0;
 			}
 			if (!match("-rest*", parv[1]))