diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c
index 2539ffa7..776f35df 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	r_dynamiclight = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_dynamiclight", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_dlightBacks = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_dlightBacks", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_finish = ri.Cvar_Get ("r_finish", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	r_textureMode = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_textureMode", "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
+	r_textureMode = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_textureMode", "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_swapInterval = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_swapInterval", "0",
 					CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_gamma = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_gamma", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
index 275d621e..6e502f58 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	r_dynamiclight = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_dynamiclight", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_dlightBacks = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_dlightBacks", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_finish = ri.Cvar_Get ("r_finish", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-	r_textureMode = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_textureMode", "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
+	r_textureMode = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_textureMode", "GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_swapInterval = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_swapInterval", "0",
 					CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_gamma = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_gamma", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );