diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs
index 35e7ca69bd..0dcdc32fb4 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Settings.cs
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public bool CursorDouble = false;
 		public WorldViewport ViewportDistance = WorldViewport.Medium;
 
-		[Desc("Add a frame rate limiter. It is recommended to not disable this.")]
-		public bool CapFramerate = true;
+		[Desc("Add a frame rate limiter.")]
+		public bool CapFramerate = false;
 
 		[Desc("At which frames per second to cap the framerate.")]
 		public int MaxFramerate = 60;