diff --git a/libvo/sub.c b/libvo/sub.c
index c627812167..375d3c046b 100644
--- a/libvo/sub.c
+++ b/libvo/sub.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ int sub_unicode=0;
 int sub_utf8=0;
 int sub_pos=100;
 int sub_width_p=100;
-int sub_alignment=0; /* 0=top, 1=center, 2=bottom */
+int sub_alignment=2; /* 0=top, 1=center, 2=bottom */
 int sub_visibility=1;
 int sub_bg_color=0; /* subtitles background color */
 int sub_bg_alpha=0;