diff --git a/stepmania/src/Player.h b/stepmania/src/Player.h
index 2f3c9e95e4..7302a432d7 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Player.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/Player.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public:
 	void Step( int col );
 	void RandomiseNotes( int iNoteRow );
 	void FadeToFail();
-	bool	m_bShowJudgment;	// Used in ScreenHowToPlay
+	void DontShowJudgement() { m_bShowJudgment = false; }	// Used in ScreenHowToPlay
 	
 protected:
 	void UpdateTapNotesMissedOlderThan( float fMissIfOlderThanThisBeat );
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ protected:
 	Inventory*		m_pInventory;
 
 	CString			m_sLastSeenNoteSkin;
+	bool m_bShowJudgment;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenHowToPlay.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenHowToPlay.cpp
index 83a0b1971a..665164e129 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenHowToPlay.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenHowToPlay.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ScreenHowToPlay::ScreenHowToPlay() : ScreenAttract("ScreenHowToPlay")
 	m_Player.Load( PLAYER_1, pND, &m_LifeMeter, NULL, NULL, NULL );
 
 	m_Player.SetX( 480 );
-	m_Player.m_bShowJudgment = false;
+	m_Player.DontShowJudgement();
 	this->AddChild( &m_Player );
 
 	delete pND;