diff --git a/engine/client/cl_game.c b/engine/client/cl_game.c
index fab4b3e3..a4a41f50 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_game.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_game.c
@@ -2791,7 +2791,7 @@ static void GAME_EXPORT PlayerInfo_SetValueForKey( const char *key, const char *
 	else if( Info_SetValueForStarKey( cls.userinfo, key, value, MAX_INFO_STRING ))
 	{
 		// time to update server copy of userinfo
-		CL_ServerCommand( true, "setinfo \"%s\" \"%s\"\n", key, value );
+		CL_UpdateInfo( key, value );
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_main.c b/engine/client/cl_main.c
index 57163d48..7df6ea31 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_main.c
@@ -2722,6 +2722,29 @@ void CL_ServerCommand( qboolean reliable, const char *fmt, ... )
 	}
 }
 
+/*
+===============
+CL_UpdateInfo
+
+tell server about changed userinfo
+===============
+*/
+void CL_UpdateInfo( const char *key, const char *value )
+{
+	if( !cls.legacymode )
+	{
+		CL_ServerCommand( true, "setinfo \"%s\" \"%s\"\n", key, value );
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if( cls.state != ca_active )
+			return;
+
+		MSG_BeginClientCmd( &cls.netchan.message, clc_legacy_userinfo );
+		MSG_WriteString( &cls.netchan.message, cls.userinfo );
+	}
+}
+
 //=============================================================================
 /*
 ==============
diff --git a/engine/client/cl_parse_48.c b/engine/client/cl_parse_48.c
index d18928d7..24c7eea5 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_parse_48.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_parse_48.c
@@ -657,18 +657,6 @@ void CL_LegacyPrecache_f( void )
 	cls.signon = SIGNONS;
 }
 
-void CL_LegacyUpdateInfo( void )
-{
-	if( !cls.legacymode )
-		return;
-
-	if( cls.state != ca_active )
-		return;
-
-	MSG_BeginClientCmd( &cls.netchan.message, clc_legacy_userinfo );
-	MSG_WriteString( &cls.netchan.message, cls.userinfo );
-}
-
 qboolean CL_LegacyMode( void )
 {
 	return cls.legacymode == PROTO_LEGACY;
diff --git a/engine/common/common.h b/engine/common/common.h
index c64f200e..b2c743b1 100644
--- a/engine/common/common.h
+++ b/engine/common/common.h
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ void SV_BroadcastPrintf( struct sv_client_s *ignore, const char *fmt, ... ) _for
 void CL_ClearStaticEntities( void );
 qboolean S_StreamGetCurrentState( char *currentTrack, size_t currentTrackSize, char *loopTrack, size_t loopTrackSize, int *position );
 void CL_ServerCommand( qboolean reliable, const char *fmt, ... ) _format( 2 );
+void CL_UpdateInfo( const char *key, const char *value );
 void CL_HudMessage( const char *pMessage );
 const char *CL_MsgInfo( int cmd );
 void SV_DrawDebugTriangles( void );
diff --git a/engine/common/cvar.c b/engine/common/cvar.c
index 54d69016..1bdda06b 100644
--- a/engine/common/cvar.c
+++ b/engine/common/cvar.c
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ static qboolean Cvar_UpdateInfo( convar_t *var, const char *value, qboolean noti
 				return false; // failed to change value
 
 			// time to update server copy of userinfo
-			CL_ServerCommand( true, "setinfo \"%s\" \"%s\"\n", var->name, value );
-			CL_LegacyUpdateInfo();
+			CL_UpdateInfo( var->name, value );
 		}
 #endif
 	}