diff --git a/Settings.c b/Settings.c
index 0f288f93..62089104 100644
--- a/Settings.c
+++ b/Settings.c
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
    unsigned int ssIndex;
    ScreenSettings* ss;
 
-   int flags;
    int colorScheme;
    int delay;
 
diff --git a/Settings.h b/Settings.h
index 9687e12f..80ec9560 100644
--- a/Settings.h
+++ b/Settings.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ typedef struct Settings_ {
    unsigned int ssIndex;
    ScreenSettings* ss;
 
-   int flags;
    int colorScheme;
    int delay;
 
diff --git a/linux/LinuxProcess.c b/linux/LinuxProcess.c
index 3bfc697d..c646cdc7 100644
--- a/linux/LinuxProcess.c
+++ b/linux/LinuxProcess.c
@@ -475,4 +475,3 @@ long LinuxProcess_compare(const void* v1, const void* v2) {
 bool Process_isThread(Process* this) {
    return (Process_isUserlandThread(this) || Process_isKernelThread(this));
 }
-
diff --git a/linux/LinuxProcess.h b/linux/LinuxProcess.h
index 9400d7be..5995dafb 100644
--- a/linux/LinuxProcess.h
+++ b/linux/LinuxProcess.h
@@ -176,5 +176,4 @@ long LinuxProcess_compare(const void* v1, const void* v2);
 
 bool Process_isThread(Process* this);
 
-
 #endif
diff --git a/linux/LinuxProcessList.c b/linux/LinuxProcessList.c
index 158a7ea2..e0aaeb06 100644
--- a/linux/LinuxProcessList.c
+++ b/linux/LinuxProcessList.c
@@ -761,6 +761,7 @@ static bool LinuxProcessList_recurseProcTree(LinuxProcessList* this, const char*
    DIR* dir;
    struct dirent* entry;
    Settings* settings = pl->settings;
+   ScreenSettings* ss = settings->ss;
 
    time_t curTime = tv.tv_sec;
    #ifdef HAVE_TASKSTATS
@@ -806,7 +807,7 @@ static bool LinuxProcessList_recurseProcTree(LinuxProcessList* this, const char*
       LinuxProcessList_recurseProcTree(this, subdirname, proc, period, tv);
 
       #ifdef HAVE_TASKSTATS
-      if (settings->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_IO)
+      if (ss->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_IO)
          LinuxProcessList_readIoFile(lp, dirname, name, now);
       #endif
 
@@ -825,7 +826,7 @@ static bool LinuxProcessList_recurseProcTree(LinuxProcessList* this, const char*
          free(lp->ttyDevice);
          lp->ttyDevice = LinuxProcessList_updateTtyDevice(this->ttyDrivers, proc->tty_nr);
       }
-      if (settings->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_IOPRIO)
+      if (ss->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_IOPRIO)
          LinuxProcess_updateIOPriority(lp);
       float percent_cpu = (lp->utime + lp->stime - lasttimes) / period * 100.0;
       proc->percent_cpu = CLAMP(percent_cpu, 0.0, cpus * 100.0);
@@ -840,13 +841,13 @@ static bool LinuxProcessList_recurseProcTree(LinuxProcessList* this, const char*
          proc->user = UsersTable_getRef(pl->usersTable, proc->st_uid);
 
          #ifdef HAVE_OPENVZ
-         if (settings->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_OPENVZ) {
+         if (ss->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_OPENVZ) {
             LinuxProcessList_readOpenVZData(lp, dirname, name);
          }
          #endif
          
          #ifdef HAVE_VSERVER
-         if (settings->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_VSERVER) {
+         if (ss->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_VSERVER) {
             LinuxProcessList_readVServerData(lp, dirname, name);
          }
          #endif
@@ -869,11 +870,11 @@ static bool LinuxProcessList_recurseProcTree(LinuxProcessList* this, const char*
       #endif
 
       #ifdef HAVE_CGROUP
-      if (settings->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_CGROUP)
+      if (ss->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_CGROUP)
          LinuxProcessList_readCGroupFile(lp, dirname, name);
       #endif
       
-      if (settings->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_OOM)
+      if (ss->flags & PROCESS_FLAG_LINUX_OOM)
          LinuxProcessList_readOomData(lp, dirname, name);
 
       if (proc->state == 'Z' && (proc->basenameOffset == 0)) {