diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
index 013cbc5df5f..4ef785ff5a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitsettings.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ GitSettings::GitSettings()
     declareKey(diffPatienceKey, true);
     declareKey(winSetHomeEnvironmentKey, false);
     declareKey(gitkOptionsKey, QString());
-    declareKey(showPrettyFormatKey, 5);
+    declareKey(showPrettyFormatKey, 2);
 }
 
 QString GitSettings::gitBinaryPath(bool *ok, QString *errorMessage) const