diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index bc4924b48..06ad84af2 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -732,12 +732,12 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
     }
 
     // see Step 2: parameter interactions for more information about these
-    fNoListen = !GetBoolArg("-listen", true);
+    fListen = GetBoolArg("-listen", true);
     fDiscover = GetBoolArg("-discover", true);
     fNameLookup = GetBoolArg("-dns", true);
 
     bool fBound = false;
-    if (!fNoListen) {
+    if (fListen) {
         if (mapArgs.count("-bind")) {
             BOOST_FOREACH(std::string strBind, mapMultiArgs["-bind"]) {
                 CService addrBind;
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 18c00d90a..5f61a1378 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3550,7 +3550,7 @@ bool static ProcessMessage(CNode* pfrom, string strCommand, CDataStream& vRecv)
         if (!pfrom->fInbound)
         {
             // Advertise our address
-            if (!fNoListen && !IsInitialBlockDownload())
+            if (fListen && !IsInitialBlockDownload())
             {
                 CAddress addr = GetLocalAddress(&pfrom->addr);
                 if (addr.IsRoutable())
@@ -4318,7 +4318,7 @@ bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, bool fSendTrickle)
                         pnode->setAddrKnown.clear();
 
                     // Rebroadcast our address
-                    if (!fNoListen)
+                    if (fListen)
                     {
                         CAddress addr = GetLocalAddress(&pnode->addr);
                         if (addr.IsRoutable())
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index c2dde9704..ef6674011 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static const int MAX_OUTBOUND_CONNECTIONS = 8;
 // Global state variables
 //
 bool fDiscover = true;
+bool fListen = true;
 uint64_t nLocalServices = NODE_NETWORK;
 CCriticalSection cs_mapLocalHost;
 map<CNetAddr, LocalServiceInfo> mapLocalHost;
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ unsigned short GetListenPort()
 // find 'best' local address for a particular peer
 bool GetLocal(CService& addr, const CNetAddr *paddrPeer)
 {
-    if (fNoListen)
+    if (!fListen)
         return false;
 
     int nBestScore = -1;
diff --git a/src/net.h b/src/net.h
index ac90ef25e..55502ed89 100644
--- a/src/net.h
+++ b/src/net.h
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ CAddress GetLocalAddress(const CNetAddr *paddrPeer = NULL);
 
 
 extern bool fDiscover;
+extern bool fListen;
 extern uint64_t nLocalServices;
 extern uint64_t nLocalHostNonce;
 extern CAddrMan addrman;
diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
index 336ef3172..d106b0323 100644
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ bool fPrintToDebugLog = true;
 bool fDaemon = false;
 bool fServer = false;
 string strMiscWarning;
-bool fNoListen = false;
 bool fLogTimestamps = false;
 volatile bool fReopenDebugLog = false;
 CClientUIInterface uiInterface;
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index ffcb20d82..b09f9bb15 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ extern bool fPrintToConsole;
 extern bool fPrintToDebugLog;
 extern bool fServer;
 extern std::string strMiscWarning;
-extern bool fNoListen;
 extern bool fLogTimestamps;
 extern volatile bool fReopenDebugLog;