diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst
index e18e6492b0..8ef81c642d 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/options.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst
@@ -3889,7 +3889,7 @@ Software Scaler
 
 ``--zimg-fast=<yes|no>``
     Allow optimizations that help with performance, but reduce quality (default:
-    no). Currently, this may simplify gamma conversion operations.
+    yes). Currently, this may simplify gamma conversion operations.
 
 
 Audio Resampler
diff --git a/etc/builtin.conf b/etc/builtin.conf
index f00f5e3515..574d342f21 100644
--- a/etc/builtin.conf
+++ b/etc/builtin.conf
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ sws-fast=yes
 sws-allow-zimg=yes
 zimg-scaler=bilinear
 zimg-dither=no
-zimg-fast=yes
 
 # Compatibility alias (deprecated)
 [opengl-hq]
diff --git a/video/zimg.c b/video/zimg.c
index 0d057e06f3..7010630e7a 100644
--- a/video/zimg.c
+++ b/video/zimg.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options zimg_conf = {
         .scaler_chroma_params = {NAN, NAN},
         .scaler_chroma = ZIMG_RESIZE_BILINEAR,
         .dither = ZIMG_DITHER_RANDOM,
+        .fast = 1,
     },
 };