diff --git a/src/common/menu/optionmenu.cpp b/src/common/menu/optionmenu.cpp
index 03ce3c526..012dbf852 100644
--- a/src/common/menu/optionmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menu/optionmenu.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 #include "vm.h"
 
 // by request of Nash
-CVARD(Bool, silence_menu_scroll, false, CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Silences cursor movement when using mouse wheel");
-CVARD(Bool, silence_menu_hover, false, CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Silences cursor movement when implicitly selecting with mouse");
+CVARD(Bool, silence_menu_scroll, true, CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Silences cursor movement when using mouse wheel");
+CVARD(Bool, silence_menu_hover, true, CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Silences cursor movement when implicitly selecting with mouse");
 
 
 //=============================================================================