diff --git a/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c b/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
index fde66d84..12d07b64 100644
--- a/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
+++ b/src/client/sound/snd_dma.c
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void S_Init (void)
 	{
 		s_volume = Cvar_Get ("s_volume", "0.7", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 		s_khz = Cvar_Get ("s_khz", "22", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
-		s_loadas8bit = Cvar_Get ("s_loadas8bit", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+		s_loadas8bit = Cvar_Get ("s_loadas8bit", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 		s_mixahead = Cvar_Get ("s_mixahead", "0.2", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 		s_show = Cvar_Get ("s_show", "0", 0);
 		s_testsound = Cvar_Get ("s_testsound", "0", 0);