diff --git a/src/kits/tracker/SettingsViews.cpp b/src/kits/tracker/SettingsViews.cpp
index f353d30c76..60152bf6e8 100644
--- a/src/kits/tracker/SettingsViews.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/tracker/SettingsViews.cpp
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ WindowsSettingsView::SetDefaults()
 	TrackerSettings settings;
 
 	if (settings.ShowFullPathInTitleBar()) {
-		settings.SetShowFullPathInTitleBar(true);
+		settings.SetShowFullPathInTitleBar(false);
 		tracker->SendNotices(kWindowsShowFullPathChanged);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/kits/tracker/TrackerSettings.cpp b/src/kits/tracker/TrackerSettings.cpp
index a77fd8e013..5179a5b0f3 100644
--- a/src/kits/tracker/TrackerSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/tracker/TrackerSettings.cpp
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ TTrackerState::LoadSettingsIfNeeded()
 	Add(fEjectWhenUnmounting = new BooleanValueSetting("EjectWhenUnmounting", true));
 
 	Add(fDesktopFilePanelRoot = new BooleanValueSetting("DesktopFilePanelRoot", true));
-	Add(fShowFullPathInTitleBar = new BooleanValueSetting("ShowFullPathInTitleBar", true));
+	Add(fShowFullPathInTitleBar = new BooleanValueSetting("ShowFullPathInTitleBar", false));
 	Add(fShowSelectionWhenInactive = new BooleanValueSetting("ShowSelectionWhenInactive", true));
 	Add(fTransparentSelection = new BooleanValueSetting("TransparentSelection", true));
 	Add(fSortFolderNamesFirst = new BooleanValueSetting("SortFolderNamesFirst", true));