diff --git a/src/hardware/hw_main.c b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
index 1e1935c44..51bc1cec0 100644
--- a/src/hardware/hw_main.c
+++ b/src/hardware/hw_main.c
@@ -6570,7 +6570,7 @@ consvar_t cv_grmodels = {"gr_models", "Off", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, N
 consvar_t cv_grmodelinterpolation = {"gr_modelinterpolation", "Sometimes", CV_SAVE, grmodelinterpolation_cons_t, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 consvar_t cv_grmodellighting = {"gr_modellighting", "Off", CV_SAVE|CV_CALL, CV_OnOff, CV_grmodellighting_OnChange, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
-consvar_t cv_grspritebillboarding = {"gr_spritebillboarding", "On", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
+consvar_t cv_grspritebillboarding = {"gr_spritebillboarding", "Off", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 consvar_t cv_grskydome = {"gr_skydome", "On", CV_SAVE, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};
 
 consvar_t cv_grrounddown = {"gr_rounddown", "Off", 0, CV_OnOff, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0, 0, NULL};