diff --git a/radiant/brush.cpp b/radiant/brush.cpp
index d2f217b3..2593ac55 100644
--- a/radiant/brush.cpp
+++ b/radiant/brush.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void Brush_textureChanged()
 QuantiseFunc Face::m_quantise;
 EBrushType Face::m_type;
 EBrushType FacePlane::m_type;
-bool g_brush_texturelock_enabled = false;
+bool g_brush_texturelock_enabled = true;
 
 EBrushType Brush::m_type;
 double Brush::m_maxWorldCoord = 0;
diff --git a/radiant/brush.h b/radiant/brush.h
index 80e0bd02..75d4761b 100644
--- a/radiant/brush.h
+++ b/radiant/brush.h
@@ -2111,12 +2111,12 @@ public:
     if(m_type == eBrushTypeQuake3BP || m_type == eBrushTypeDoom3 || m_type == eBrushTypeQuake4)
     {
       g_bp_globals.m_texdefTypeId = TEXDEFTYPEID_BRUSHPRIMITIVES;
-      g_brush_texturelock_enabled = true;
+      // g_brush_texturelock_enabled = true; // bad idea, this overrides user setting
     }
     else if(m_type == eBrushTypeHalfLife)
     {
       g_bp_globals.m_texdefTypeId = TEXDEFTYPEID_HALFLIFE;
-      g_brush_texturelock_enabled = true;
+      // g_brush_texturelock_enabled = true; // bad idea, this overrides user setting
     }
 
     Face::m_quantise = (m_type == eBrushTypeQuake) ? quantiseInteger : quantiseFloating;