diff --git a/src/dosbox.cpp b/src/dosbox.cpp
index 7b911106..9f29c803 100644
--- a/src/dosbox.cpp
+++ b/src/dosbox.cpp
@@ -481,12 +481,12 @@ void DOSBOX_Init(void) {
 	Pstring = Pmulti->GetSection()->Add_string("force",Property::Changeable::Always,"");
 	Pstring->Set_values(force);
 #if C_OPENGL
-	Pstring = secprop->Add_path("glshader",Property::Changeable::Always,"none");
+	Pstring = secprop->Add_path("glshader", Property::Changeable::Always, "sharp");
 	Pstring->Set_help("Path to GLSL shader source to use with OpenGL output (\"none\" to disable).\n"
-					  "Can be either an absolute path, a file in the \"glshaders\" subdirectory\n"
-					  "of the DOSBox configuration directory, or one of the built-in shaders:\n"
-					  "advinterp2x, advinterp3x, advmame2x, advmame3x, rgb2x, rgb3x, scan2x,\n"
-					  "scan3x, tv2x, tv3x, sharp.");
+	                  "Can be either an absolute path, a file in the \"glshaders\" subdirectory\n"
+	                  "of the DOSBox configuration directory, or one of the built-in shaders:\n"
+	                  "advinterp2x, advinterp3x, advmame2x, advmame3x, rgb2x, rgb3x, scan2x,\n"
+	                  "scan3x, tv2x, tv3x, sharp.");
 #endif
 
 	secprop=control->AddSection_prop("cpu",&CPU_Init,true);//done