diff --git a/gtk/gtksettings.c b/gtk/gtksettings.c
index 146c086ba6..05e1e1b420 100644
--- a/gtk/gtksettings.c
+++ b/gtk/gtksettings.c
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ gtk_settings_class_init (GtkSettingsClass *class)
    */
   pspecs[PROP_FONT_RENDERING] = g_param_spec_enum ("gtk-font-rendering", NULL, NULL,
                                                    GTK_TYPE_FONT_RENDERING,
-                                                   GTK_FONT_RENDERING_AUTOMATIC,
+                                                   GTK_FONT_RENDERING_MANUAL,
                                                    GTK_PARAM_READWRITE);
 
   g_object_class_install_properties (gobject_class, NUM_PROPERTIES, pspecs);
