diff --git a/engine/client/cl_scrn.c b/engine/client/cl_scrn.c
index b65c9e59..22cf9280 100644
--- a/engine/client/cl_scrn.c
+++ b/engine/client/cl_scrn.c
@@ -829,7 +829,7 @@ void SCR_Init( void )
 	v_dark = Cvar_Get( "v_dark", "0", 0, "starts level from dark screen" );
 	scr_viewsize = Cvar_Get( "viewsize", "120", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "screen size" );
 	net_speeds = Cvar_Get( "net_speeds", "0", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "show network packets" );
-	cl_showfps = Cvar_Get( "cl_showfps", "1", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "show client fps" );
+	cl_showfps = Cvar_Get( "cl_showfps", "0", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "show client fps" );
 	cl_showpos = Cvar_Get( "cl_showpos", "0", FCVAR_ARCHIVE, "show local player position and velocity" );
 
 	// register our commands