diff --git a/src/tier1/convar.cpp b/src/tier1/convar.cpp
index 8cca8bae..ff43e9d3 100644
--- a/src/tier1/convar.cpp
+++ b/src/tier1/convar.cpp
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ void ConVar::Create(const char* pName, const char* pDefaultValue, int flags /*=
 	// Only 1 of the 2 can be set on a ConVar, both means there is a bug in
 	// your code, fix it!
 	const int nFlagsToCheck = (FCVAR_ARCHIVE | FCVAR_ARCHIVE_PLAYERPROFILE);
-	if ((m_nFlags & nFlagsToCheck) == nFlagsToCheck)
+	if ((flags & nFlagsToCheck) == nFlagsToCheck)
 	{
 		Error(eDLL_T::COMMON, EXIT_FAILURE,
 			"Convar '%s' is flagged as both FCVAR_ARCHIVE and FCVAR_ARCHIVE_PLAYERPROFILE.\n", pName);