diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index b5cf8ff33..301be20f8 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -2907,7 +2907,7 @@ DEFINE_FIELD_X(InputEventData, event_t, x)
 DEFINE_FIELD_X(InputEventData, event_t, y)
 
 
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, I_FriendlyWindowTitle, false, CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG|CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, I_FriendlyWindowTitle, true, CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG|CVAR_ARCHIVE|CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 {
 	if (self)
 		I_SetWindowTitle(DoomStartupInfo.Name.GetChars());