diff --git a/src/areastore.cpp b/src/areastore.cpp
index c2cc4ce97..b1b5c0db4 100644
--- a/src/areastore.cpp
+++ b/src/areastore.cpp
@@ -112,14 +112,14 @@ void AreaStore::serialize(std::ostream &os) const
 
 void AreaStore::invalidateCache()
 {
-	if (cache_enabled) {
+	if (m_cache_enabled) {
 		m_res_cache.invalidate();
 	}
 }
 
 void AreaStore::setCacheParams(bool enabled, u8 block_radius, size_t limit)
 {
-	cache_enabled = enabled;
+	m_cache_enabled = enabled;
 	m_cacheblock_radius = MYMAX(block_radius, 16);
 	m_res_cache.setLimit(MYMAX(limit, 20));
 	invalidateCache();
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void AreaStore::cacheMiss(void *data, const v3s16 &mpos, std::vector<Area *> *de
 
 void AreaStore::getAreasForPos(std::vector<Area *> *result, v3s16 pos)
 {
-	if (cache_enabled) {
+	if (m_cache_enabled) {
 		v3s16 mblock = getContainerPos(pos, m_cacheblock_radius);
 		const std::vector<Area *> *pre_list = m_res_cache.lookupCache(mblock);
 
diff --git a/src/areastore.h b/src/areastore.h
index de4588706..493b4fc25 100644
--- a/src/areastore.h
+++ b/src/areastore.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ protected:
 
 	// TODO change to unordered_map when we can
 	std::map<u32, Area> areas_map;
-	bool cache_enabled; // don't write to this from subclasses, only read.
 public:
 	// Updates the area's ID
 	virtual bool insertArea(Area *a) = 0;
@@ -83,10 +82,10 @@ public:
 	{}
 
 	AreaStore() :
-		cache_enabled(true),
 		m_cacheblock_radius(64),
 		m_res_cache(1000, &cacheMiss, this),
-		m_next_id(0)
+		m_next_id(0),
+		m_cache_enabled(true)
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ private:
 	u8 m_cacheblock_radius; // if you modify this, call invalidateCache()
 	LRUCache<v3s16, std::vector<Area *> > m_res_cache;
 	u32 m_next_id;
-
+	bool m_cache_enabled;
 };