diff --git a/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c b/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c
index 776f35df7a..877c33efd8 100644
--- a/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c
+++ b/code/renderergl1/tr_init.c
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	r_colorbits = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_colorbits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_stencilbits = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_stencilbits", "8", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_depthbits = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_depthbits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
-	r_ext_multisample = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ext_multisample", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
+	r_ext_multisample = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ext_multisample", "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	ri.Cvar_CheckRange( r_ext_multisample, 0, 4, qtrue );
 	r_overBrightBits = ri.Cvar_Get ("r_overBrightBits", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_ignorehwgamma = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ignorehwgamma", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
diff --git a/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c b/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
index 6e502f5865..b51e46c1d1 100644
--- a/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
+++ b/code/renderergl2/tr_init.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 
 	r_ext_framebuffer_object = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ext_framebuffer_object", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
 	r_ext_texture_float = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ext_texture_float", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
-	r_ext_framebuffer_multisample = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ext_framebuffer_multisample", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
+	r_ext_framebuffer_multisample = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ext_framebuffer_multisample", "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
 	r_arb_seamless_cube_map = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_arb_seamless_cube_map", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
 	r_arb_vertex_array_object = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_arb_vertex_array_object", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
 	r_ext_direct_state_access = ri.Cvar_Get("r_ext_direct_state_access", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ void R_Register( void )
 	r_colorbits = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_colorbits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_stencilbits = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_stencilbits", "8", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_depthbits = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_depthbits", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
-	r_ext_multisample = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ext_multisample", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
+	r_ext_multisample = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ext_multisample", "2", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	ri.Cvar_CheckRange( r_ext_multisample, 0, 4, qtrue );
 	r_overBrightBits = ri.Cvar_Get ("r_overBrightBits", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH );
 	r_ignorehwgamma = ri.Cvar_Get( "r_ignorehwgamma", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_LATCH);