diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 6eff4ef70..ba6de7c16 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void set_default_settings()
 	g_settings.setDefault("continuous_forward", "false");
 	g_settings.setDefault("fast_move", "false");
 	g_settings.setDefault("invert_mouse", "false");
-	g_settings.setDefault("enable_farmesh", "true");
+	g_settings.setDefault("enable_farmesh", "false");
 	g_settings.setDefault("enable_clouds", "true");
 
 	// Server stuff