diff --git a/engine/client/cl_main.c b/engine/client/cl_main.c
index e0b43ac6..600dad51 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_main.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_main.c
@@ -2698,10 +2698,11 @@ void CL_ProcessFile( qboolean successfully_received, const char *filename )
 		Con_Printf( S_ERROR "server failed to transmit file '%s'\n", CL_CleanFileName( filename ));
 	}
 
-	if( cls.legacymode )
+	if( cls.legacymode == PROTO_LEGACY )
 	{
 		if( host.downloadcount > 0 )
 			host.downloadcount--;
+
 		if( !host.downloadcount )
 		{
 			MSG_WriteByte( &cls.netchan.message, clc_stringcmd );