diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_bsp.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_bsp.cpp
index 081d3eb4c7..755a6449e4 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_bsp.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_bsp.cpp
@@ -2109,15 +2109,15 @@ static	void R_LoadSurfaces( const lump_t *surfs, const lump_t *verts, const lump
 		}
 	}
 
-#ifdef PATCH_STITCHING
-	R_StitchAllPatches(worldData);
-#endif
+	if ( r_patchStitching->integer ) {
+		R_StitchAllPatches( worldData );
+	}
 
 	R_FixSharedVertexLodError(worldData);
 
-#ifdef PATCH_STITCHING
-	R_MovePatchSurfacesToHunk(worldData);
-#endif
+	if ( r_patchStitching->integer ) {
+		R_MovePatchSurfacesToHunk( worldData );
+	}
 
 	vk_debug("...loaded %d faces, %i meshes, %i trisurfs, %i flares\n", numFaces, numMeshes, numTriSurfs, numFlares );
 }
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_curve.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_curve.cpp
index b0338823d7..7b5bbee7ec 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_curve.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_curve.cpp
@@ -332,7 +332,6 @@ static srfGridMesh_t *R_CreateSurfaceGridMesh( int width, int height,
 	// copy the results out to a grid
 	size = (width * height - 1) * sizeof( srfVert_t ) + sizeof( *grid );
 
-#ifdef PATCH_STITCHING
 	grid = (struct srfGridMesh_s *)/*Hunk_Alloc*/ Z_Malloc( size, TAG_GRIDMESH, qfalse );
 	memset(grid, 0, size);
 
@@ -341,16 +340,6 @@ static srfGridMesh_t *R_CreateSurfaceGridMesh( int width, int height,
 
 	grid->heightLodError = (float *)/*Hunk_Alloc*/ Z_Malloc( height * 4, TAG_GRIDMESH, qfalse );
 	memcpy( grid->heightLodError, errorTable[1], height * 4 );
-#else
-	grid = Hunk_Alloc( size );
-	memset(grid, 0, size);
-
-	grid->widthLodError = Hunk_Alloc( width * 4 );
-	memcpy( grid->widthLodError, errorTable[0], width * 4 );
-
-	grid->heightLodError = Hunk_Alloc( height * 4 );
-	memcpy( grid->heightLodError, errorTable[1], height * 4 );
-#endif
 
 	grid->width = width;
 	grid->height = height;
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp
index 2d7decd382..d7bbb3df5d 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_init.cpp
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ cvar_t	*r_marksOnTriangleMeshes;
 
 cvar_t	*r_aspectCorrectFonts;
 cvar_t	*cl_ratioFix;
+cvar_t	*r_patchStitching;
 
 // Vulkan
 cvar_t	*r_defaultImage;
@@ -914,6 +915,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	r_marksOnTriangleMeshes				= ri.Cvar_Get( "r_marksOnTriangleMeshes",			"0",						CVAR_ARCHIVE_ND, "" );
 	r_aspectCorrectFonts				= ri.Cvar_Get( "r_aspectCorrectFonts",				"0",						CVAR_ARCHIVE, "" );
 	cl_ratioFix							= ri.Cvar_Get( "cl_ratioFix",						"1",						CVAR_ARCHIVE, "" );
+	r_patchStitching					= ri.Cvar_Get( "r_patchStitching",					"1",						CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Enable stitching of neighbouring patch surfaces" );
 	r_maxpolys							= ri.Cvar_Get( "r_maxpolys",						XSTRING( DEFAULT_MAX_POLYS ),		CVAR_NONE, "" );
 	r_maxpolyverts						= ri.Cvar_Get( "r_maxpolyverts",					XSTRING( DEFAULT_MAX_POLYVERTS ),	CVAR_NONE, "" );
 
diff --git a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_local.h b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_local.h
index 910dcacbe8..09a52ccde7 100644
--- a/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_local.h
+++ b/codemp/rd-vulkan/tr_local.h
@@ -1907,6 +1907,7 @@ extern	cvar_t	*r_marksOnTriangleMeshes;
 
 extern	cvar_t	*r_aspectCorrectFonts;
 extern	cvar_t	*cl_ratioFix;
+extern cvar_t	*r_patchStitching;
 
 // Vulkan
 extern cvar_t	*r_defaultImage;
@@ -2252,7 +2253,6 @@ CURVE TESSELATION
 
 ============================================================
 */
-#define PATCH_STITCHING
 
 srfGridMesh_t	*R_SubdividePatchToGrid( int width, int height, srfVert_t points[MAX_PATCH_SIZE * MAX_PATCH_SIZE] );
 srfGridMesh_t	*R_GridInsertColumn( srfGridMesh_t *grid, int column, int row, vec3_t point, float loderror );