diff --git a/help_variables.json b/help_variables.json
index 2a3fc542a..23fc0eaf0 100644
--- a/help_variables.json
+++ b/help_variables.json
@@ -485,10 +485,10 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-    "allow_update_check": {
+    "sys_update_check": {
       "default": "1",
       "desc": "Checks if the the client is outdated. If a new version is found, this will be presented above the in-game menu. The version check performs a HTTP request to GitHub once per launch without introducing any application start delay. Any error querying the latest version assumes the current client is the latest.",
-      "group-id": "2",
+      "group-id": "48",
       "type": "boolean",
       "values": [
         {
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e02e302f8..65b206e51 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static qbool version_refreshing = false;
 static SDL_mutex *version_mutex = NULL;
 
 static void VersionCheck_OnConfigChange(cvar_t *var, char *string, qbool *cancel);
-static cvar_t allow_update_check  = {"allow_update_check",  "1", CVAR_NONE, VersionCheck_OnConfigChange};
+static cvar_t allow_update_check  = {"sys_update_check",  "1", CVAR_NONE, VersionCheck_OnConfigChange};
 
 /*
 =======================