diff --git a/src/Main/options.cxx b/src/Main/options.cxx
index c073ba2..4acc1af 100644
--- a/src/Main/options.cxx
+++ b/src/Main/options.cxx
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void fgSetDefaults ()
 
     // Features
     fgSetBool("/sim/hud/color/antialiased", false);
-    fgSetBool("/sim/hud/enable3d[1]", true);
+    fgSetBool("/sim/hud/enable3d[1]", false);
     fgSetBool("/sim/hud/visibility[1]", false);
 //    fgSetBool("/sim/panel/visibility", true);
     fgSetBool("/sim/panel/visibility", false);