diff --git a/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.cxx b/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.cxx
index 8b9fea4..dc49430 100644
--- a/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.cxx
+++ b/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.cxx
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 IntParameter qualityLevel("QualityLevel",
 			  "JPEG quality level. "
 			  "0 = Low, 9 = High",
-			  6);
+			  8);
 
 char aboutText[1024];
 char* programName;