diff --git a/src/wi_stuff.cpp b/src/wi_stuff.cpp
index c0c666eb2e..0fcc05b7c9 100644
--- a/src/wi_stuff.cpp
+++ b/src/wi_stuff.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ CVAR(Bool, wi_percents, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 CVAR(Bool, wi_showtotaltime, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 CVAR(Bool, wi_noautostartmap, false, CVAR_USERINFO | CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 CVAR(Int, wi_autoadvance, 0, CVAR_SERVERINFO)
-CVAR(Bool, wi_cleantextscale, true, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
+CVAR(Bool, wi_cleantextscale, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE)
 EXTERN_CVAR(Bool, inter_classic_scaling)
 
 // States for the intermission