diff --git a/src/engine/renderer/tr_init.cpp b/src/engine/renderer/tr_init.cpp
index b4dea35595..4ff7ef9848 100644
--- a/src/engine/renderer/tr_init.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/renderer/tr_init.cpp
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ ScreenshotCmd screenshotPNGRegistration("screenshotPNG", ssFormat_t::SSF_PNG, "p
 		Cvar::Latch( r_cubeProbeSpacing );
 
 		r_halfLambertLighting = Cvar_Get( "r_halfLambertLighting", "1", CVAR_LATCH | CVAR_ARCHIVE );
-		r_rimLighting = Cvar_Get( "r_rimLighting", "1",  CVAR_LATCH | CVAR_ARCHIVE );
+		r_rimLighting = Cvar_Get( "r_rimLighting", "0",  CVAR_LATCH | CVAR_ARCHIVE );
 		r_rimExponent = Cvar_Get( "r_rimExponent", "3", CVAR_CHEAT | CVAR_LATCH );
 		AssertCvarRange( r_rimExponent, 0.5, 8.0, false );