diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_texture.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_texture.c
index dd14143..6dbf0e7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_texture.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r600/r600_texture.c
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ struct pipe_resource *r600_texture_create(struct pipe_screen *screen,
 	/* Would like some magic "get_bool_option_once" routine.
 	 */
 	if (force_tiling == -1)
-		force_tiling = debug_get_bool_option("R600_FORCE_TILING", FALSE);
+		force_tiling = debug_get_bool_option("R600_FORCE_TILING", TRUE);
 
 	if (force_tiling && permit_hardware_blit(screen, templ)) {
 		if (!(templ->flags & R600_RESOURCE_FLAG_TRANSFER) &&