diff --git a/driver-opencl.c b/driver-opencl.c
index dbfb5697..006be853 100644
--- a/driver-opencl.c
+++ b/driver-opencl.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ static cl_int queue_scrypt_kernel(_clState *clState, dev_blk_ctx *blk, __maybe_u
 	uint32_t timestamp;
 	cl_uint nfactor = 10;    // scrypt default
 
-	if (opt_nscrypt) {
+	if (use_nscrypt) {
 		timestamp = bswap_32(*((uint32_t *)(blk->work->data + 17*4)));
  		nfactor = vert_GetNfactor(timestamp) + 1;
 	}
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ static cl_int queue_scrypt_kernel(_clState *clState, dev_blk_ctx *blk, __maybe_u
 	CL_SET_VARG(4, &midstate[0]);
 	CL_SET_VARG(4, &midstate[16]);
 	CL_SET_ARG(le_target);
-	if (opt_nscrypt) {
+	if (use_nscrypt) {
 		CL_SET_ARG(nfactor);
 	}
 
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static void set_threads_hashes(unsigned int vectors, unsigned int compute_shader
 			       unsigned int minthreads, __maybe_unused int *intensity, __maybe_unused int *xintensity, __maybe_unused int *rawintensity)
 {
 	unsigned int threads = 0;
-	if (opt_nscrypt) {
+	if (use_nscrypt) {
 		// new intensity calculation based on shader count
 		threads = (compute_shaders * minthreads << (MAX_INTENSITY-19)) >> (MAX_INTENSITY - *intensity);
  
diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index 197da518..8a532792 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ extern bool opt_restart;
 extern bool opt_worktime;
 extern int swork_id;
 extern int opt_tcp_keepalive;
-extern bool opt_nscrypt;
+extern bool use_nscrypt;
 
 #if LOCK_TRACKING
 extern pthread_mutex_t lockstat_lock;
diff --git a/ocl.c b/ocl.c
index 6e71b22a..0105321f 100644
--- a/ocl.c
+++ b/ocl.c
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ _clState *initCl(unsigned int gpu, char *name, size_t nameSize)
 			applog(LOG_WARNING, "Kernel nscrypt is experimental.");
 			strcpy(filename, NSCRYPT_KERNNAME".cl");
 			strcpy(binaryfilename, NSCRYPT_KERNNAME);
+			use_nscrypt = true;
 			break;
 		case KL_NONE: /* Shouldn't happen */
 			break;
@@ -782,7 +783,7 @@ built:
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	cl_uint bsize = opt_nscrypt ? 2048 : 1024;
+	cl_uint bsize = use_nscrypt ? 2048 : 1024;
 
 	size_t ipt = (bsize / cgpu->lookup_gap + (bsize % cgpu->lookup_gap > 0));
 	size_t bufsize = 128 * ipt * cgpu->thread_concurrency;
diff --git a/scrypt.c b/scrypt.c
index ea3f5a39..34cc5db0 100644
--- a/scrypt.c
+++ b/scrypt.c
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ void scrypt_regenhash(struct work *work)
 	uint32_t *nonce = (uint32_t *)(work->data + 76);
 	uint32_t *ohash = (uint32_t *)(work->hash);
 
-	if (opt_nscrypt) {
+	if (use_nscrypt) {
 		timestamp = bswap_32(*((uint32_t *)(work->data + 17*4)));
  		nfactor = vert_GetNfactor(timestamp) + 1;
 	}
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ void scrypt_regenhash(struct work *work)
 	be32enc_vect(data, (const uint32_t *)work->data, 19);
 	data[19] = htobe32(*nonce);
 
-	if (opt_nscrypt) {
+	if (use_nscrypt) {
 		scratchbuf = (char *)alloca((1 << nfactor) * 128 + 512);
 		scrypt_1024_1_1_256_sp(data, scratchbuf, ohash, (1 << nfactor));
 	}
diff --git a/sgminer.c b/sgminer.c
index 7bcba15a..c9e6a107 100644
--- a/sgminer.c
+++ b/sgminer.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int opt_dynamic_interval = 7;
 int opt_g_threads = -1;
 int gpu_threads;
 bool opt_restart = true;
-bool opt_nscrypt = false;
+bool use_nscrypt = false;
 
 struct list_head scan_devices;
 static bool devices_enabled[MAX_DEVICES];
@@ -1270,9 +1270,6 @@ static struct opt_table opt_config_table[] = {
 	OPT_WITH_ARG("--sched-stop",
 		     set_schedtime, NULL, &schedstop,
 		     "Set a time of day in HH:MM to stop mining (will quit without a start time)"),
-	OPT_WITHOUT_ARG("--nscrypt",
-			opt_set_bool, &opt_nscrypt,
-			"Use the scrypt-vert algorithm for mining (NO scyrpt!)"),
 	OPT_WITH_ARG("--shaders",
 		     set_shaders, NULL, NULL,
 		     "GPU shaders per card for tuning scrypt, comma separated"),