diff --git a/tmux.c b/tmux.c
index 9a35e7f6..33390b34 100644
--- a/tmux.c
+++ b/tmux.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $Id: tmux.c,v 1.162 2009-08-16 19:16:27 tcunha Exp $ */
+/* $Id: tmux.c,v 1.163 2009-08-16 19:20:37 tcunha Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2007 Nicholas Marriott <nicm@users.sourceforge.net>
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	options_set_number(&global_w_options, "mode-bg", 3);
 	options_set_number(&global_w_options, "mode-fg", 0);
 	options_set_number(&global_w_options, "mode-keys", MODEKEY_EMACS);
-	options_set_number(&global_w_options, "mode-mouse", 1);
+	options_set_number(&global_w_options, "mode-mouse", 0);
 	options_set_number(&global_w_options, "monitor-activity", 0);
 	options_set_string(&global_w_options, "monitor-content", "%s", "");
 	if (flags & IDENTIFY_UTF8)