diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
index 6f0a029c9c..e43d4cbe73 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ gst_glimage_sink_init (GstGLImageSink * glimage_sink)
   glimage_sink->window_id = 0;
   glimage_sink->new_window_id = 0;
   glimage_sink->display = NULL;
-  glimage_sink->keep_aspect_ratio = FALSE;
+  glimage_sink->keep_aspect_ratio = TRUE;
   glimage_sink->par_n = 0;
   glimage_sink->par_d = 1;
   glimage_sink->pool = NULL;