diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.cpp
index fcd169398..0b135eedb 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrum.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GLSpectrum::GLSpectrum(QWidget* parent) :
 	m_displayGrid(true),
 	m_displayGridIntensity(5),
 	m_displayTraceIntensity(50),
-	m_invertedWaterfall(false),
+	m_invertedWaterfall(true),
 	m_displayMaxHold(false),
 	m_currentSpectrum(0),
 	m_displayCurrent(false),
diff --git a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
index 16a807c5c..245f3edb7 100644
--- a/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
+++ b/sdrgui/gui/glspectrumgui.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ void GLSpectrumGUI::applySettings()
         m_glSpectrum->setDecay(m_settings.m_decay);
         m_glSpectrum->setDecayDivisor(m_settings.m_decayDivisor);
         m_glSpectrum->setHistoStroke(m_settings.m_histogramStroke);
-        m_glSpectrum->setInvertedWaterfall(m_settings.m_invertedWaterfall);
         m_glSpectrum->setDisplayGrid(m_settings.m_displayGrid);
         m_glSpectrum->setDisplayGridIntensity(m_settings.m_displayGridIntensity);
         m_glSpectrum->setDisplayTraceIntensity(m_settings.m_displayTraceIntensity);