diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/plClient.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/plClient.cpp
index 9d4d5566..509910c6 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/plClient.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/Apps/plClient/plClient.cpp
@@ -2313,7 +2313,7 @@ void plClient::IDetectAudioVideoSettings()
 		WriteInt(stream, "Audio.SetChannelVolume Ambience", 1);
 		WriteInt(stream, "Audio.SetChannelVolume NPCVoice", 1);
 		WriteInt(stream, "Audio.EnableVoiceRecording", 1);
-		WriteInt(stream, "Audio.EnableSubtitles", false);
+		WriteInt(stream, "Audio.EnableSubtitles", true);
 		WriteString(stream, "Audio.SetDeviceName", deviceName );
 		stream->Close();
 		delete stream;
diff --git a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAudio/plAudioSystem.cpp b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAudio/plAudioSystem.cpp
index 83a1d5b5..a8e2074c 100644
--- a/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAudio/plAudioSystem.cpp
+++ b/Sources/Plasma/PubUtilLib/plAudio/plAudioSystem.cpp
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ hsBool			plgAudioSys::fInit = false;
 hsBool			plgAudioSys::fActive = false;
 hsBool			plgAudioSys::fUseHardware = false;
 hsBool			plgAudioSys::fMuted = true;
-bool	        plgAudioSys::fEnableSubtitles = false;
+bool	        plgAudioSys::fEnableSubtitles = true;
 hsBool			plgAudioSys::fDelayedActivate = false;
 hsBool			plgAudioSys::fEnableEAX = false;
 hsWindowHndl	plgAudioSys::fWnd = nil;