diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c
index 1c502018..3bf5d2b7 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	ri.Cvar_CheckRange( r_ext_multisample, 0, 4, qtrue );
 	r_overBrightBits = ri.Cvar_Get ("r_overBrightBits", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_ignorehwgamma = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ignorehwgamma", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
-	r_mode = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_mode", "3", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
+	r_mode = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_mode", "-2", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_fullscreen = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_fullscreen", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 	r_noborder = ri.Cvar_Get("r_noborder", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
 	r_customwidth = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_customwidth", "1600", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );