diff --git a/engine/client/sys_win.c b/engine/client/sys_win.c
index e7f294d9e..66d2ac305 100644
--- a/engine/client/sys_win.c
+++ b/engine/client/sys_win.c
@@ -1542,7 +1542,7 @@ static void QDECL Sys_Priority_Changed(cvar_t *var, char *oldval)
 }
 static cvar_t sys_priority = CVARFCD("sys_highpriority", "0", CVAR_NOTFROMSERVER, Sys_Priority_Changed, "Controls the process priority");
 static cvar_t sys_clocktype = CVARFCD("sys_clocktype", "", CVAR_NOTFROMSERVER, Sys_ClockType_Changed, "Controls which system clock to base timings from.\n0: auto\n1: timeGetTime (low precision).\n2: QueryPerformanceCounter (may drift, desync between cpu cores, or run fast with longer uptimes depending on cpu(s) and windows version).\n3: QueryPerformanceCounter-with-force-affinity (shouldn't drift, but may result in less cpu time available).");
-static cvar_t sys_clockprecision = CVARFCD("sys_clockprecision", "", CVAR_NOTFROMSERVER, Sys_ClockPrecision_Changed, "Attempts to control windows' interrupt interval, in milliseconds. This can cause windows to give better clock precision and shorter waits, but also more overhead from process rescheduling.");
+static cvar_t sys_clockprecision = CVARFCD("sys_clockprecision", "1", CVAR_NOTFROMSERVER, Sys_ClockPrecision_Changed, "Attempts to control windows' interrupt interval, in milliseconds. This can cause windows to give better clock precision and shorter waits, but also more overhead from process rescheduling.");
 /*
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 Sys_Init