diff --git a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
index 6f78c9c2..652635ee 100644
--- a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -2218,15 +2218,15 @@ void Config_Add_SDL() {
 	// Define mouse control settings
 	Pmulti = sdl_sec->Add_multi("capture_mouse", always, " ");
 	const char *mouse_controls[] = {
-		"onclick", // default
+		"seamless", // default
+		"onclick",
 		"onstart",
-		"seamless",
 		"nomouse",
 		0
 	};
 	const char *middle_controls[] = {
-		"middlegame", // default
-		"middlerelease",
+		"middlerelease", // default
+		"middlegame",
 		0
 	};
 	// Generate and set the mouse control defaults from above arrays
@@ -2243,15 +2243,22 @@ void Config_Add_SDL() {
 	// Construct and set the help block using defaults set above
 	std::string mouse_control_help(
 		"Choose a mouse control method:\n"
-		"   onclick:        The mouse will be captured after the first click inside the window.\n"
-		"   onstart:        The mouse is captured immediately on start (similar to real DOS).\n"
-		"   seamless:       The mouse can move seamlessly in and out of DOSBox and cannot be captured.\n"
-		"   nomouse:        The mouse is disabled and hidden without any input sent to the game.\n"
+		"   onclick:        The mouse will be captured after the first\n"
+		"                   click inside the window.\n"
+		"   onstart:        The mouse is captured immediately on start\n"
+		"                   (similar to real DOS).\n"
+		"   seamless:       The mouse can move seamlessly in and out of DOSBox\n"
+		"                   window and cannot be captured.\n"
+		"   nomouse:        The mouse is disabled and hidden without any\n"
+		"                   input sent to the game.\n"
 		"Choose how middle-clicks are handled (second parameter):\n"
-		"   middlegame:     Middle-clicks are sent to the game (Ctrl-F10 uncaptures the mouse).\n"
-		"   middlerelease:  Middle-clicks are used to uncapture the mouse (not sent to the game).\n"
-		"                   However, middle-clicks /will/ be sent to the game when when fullscreen\n"
-		"                   or when seamless control is set. Ctrl-F10 will also uncapture the mouse.\n"
+		"   middlegame:     Middle-clicks are sent to the game\n"
+		"                   (Ctrl-F10 uncaptures the mouse).\n"
+		"   middlerelease:  Middle-clicks are used to uncapture the mouse\n"
+		"                   (not sent to the game). However, middle-clicks\n"
+		"                   will be sent to the game in fullscreen or when\n"
+		"                   seamless control is set.\n"
+		"                   Ctrl-F10 will also uncapture the mouse.\n"
 		"Defaults (if not present or incorrect): ");
 	mouse_control_help += mouse_control_defaults;
 	Pmulti->Set_help(mouse_control_help);