diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
index b7267fbdfe4b663046959676e5ac596f79bc7bf1..3f4a111a9aa5f4787e71355a17f36435ca1ec0ed 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.cpp
@@ -693,7 +693,6 @@ LLAppViewer::LLAppViewer()
 	mSavePerAccountSettings(false),		// don't save settings on logout unless login succeeded.
 	mQuitRequested(false),
 	mLogoutRequestSent(false),
-	mYieldTime(-1),
 	mLastAgentControlFlags(0),
 	mLastAgentForceUpdate(0),
 	mMainloopTimeout(NULL),
@@ -1457,10 +1456,11 @@ bool LLAppViewer::frame()
 			LL_RECORD_BLOCK_TIME(FTM_SLEEP);
 			
 			// yield some time to the os based on command line option
-			if(mYieldTime >= 0)
+			static LLCachedControl<S32> yield_time(gSavedSettings, "YieldTime", -1);
+			if(yield_time >= 0)
 			{
 				LL_RECORD_BLOCK_TIME(FTM_YIELD);
-				ms_sleep(mYieldTime);
+				ms_sleep(yield_time);
 			}
 
 			// yield cooperatively when not running as foreground window
@@ -2751,8 +2751,6 @@ bool LLAppViewer::initConfiguration()
 		}
 	}
 
-    mYieldTime = gSavedSettings.getS32("YieldTime");
-
 
 	// Display splash screen.  Must be after above check for previous
 	// crash as this dialog is always frontmost.
diff --git a/indra/newview/llappviewer.h b/indra/newview/llappviewer.h
index 520ff68a02727d268274d4cdd4bb9d612086ad19..52d2bce42b31a82cef72453a052ad567c4b5e817 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llappviewer.h
+++ b/indra/newview/llappviewer.h
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ class LLAppViewer : public LLApp
 
     bool mQuitRequested;				// User wants to quit, may have modified documents open.
     bool mLogoutRequestSent;			// Disconnect message sent to simulator, no longer safe to send messages to the sim.
-    S32 mYieldTime;
 	U32 mLastAgentControlFlags;
 	F32 mLastAgentForceUpdate;
 	struct SettingsFiles* mSettingsLocationList;