diff --git a/lib/default.php b/lib/default.php
index 8d8ef11788..d917d749d1 100644
--- a/lib/default.php
+++ b/lib/default.php
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ $default =
         'notice' =>
         array('contentlimit' => null,
               'defaultscope' => null, // null means 1 if site/private, 0 otherwise
-              'hidespam' => false), // Whether to hide silenced users from timelines
+              'hidespam' => true), // Whether to hide silenced users from timelines
         'message' =>
         array('contentlimit' => null),
         'location' =>