diff --git a/panda/src/movies/config_movies.cxx b/panda/src/movies/config_movies.cxx
index f6e889b6e8..ae93590c42 100644
--- a/panda/src/movies/config_movies.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/movies/config_movies.cxx
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ ConfigVariableBool vorbis_enable_seek
           "using the Ogg Vorbis decoder."));
 
 ConfigVariableBool vorbis_seek_lap
-("vorbis-seek-lap", true,
+("vorbis-seek-lap", false,
  PRC_DESC("If this is set to true, the Ogg Vorbis decoder will automatically "
           "crosslap the transition from the previous playback position into "
           "the new playback position when seeking in order to eliminate "