diff --git a/video/out/vo_sixel.c b/video/out/vo_sixel.c
index 10bececa37..3a08686118 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_sixel.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_sixel.c
@@ -441,8 +441,8 @@ const struct vo_driver video_out_sixel = {
         .opt_width = 0,
         .opt_height = 0,
         .opt_reqcolors = 256,
-        .opt_fixedpal = 0,
         .opt_threshold = -1,
+        .opt_fixedpal = 1,
         .opt_top = 0,
         .opt_left = 0,
         .opt_pad_y = -1,