diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index bedf8a7bfe..5d2a678e7e 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -14453,13 +14453,13 @@
   <map>
     <key>Comment</key>
     <string>
-      A dimensionless value between 0 and 100, indicating the 'sensitivity of the VAD'. Increasing this value corresponds to decreasing the sensitivity of the VAD</string>
+      A dimensionless value between 0 and 100, indicating the 'sensitivity of the VAD'. Increasing this value corresponds to decreasing the sensitivity of the VAD and 0 is turned off altogether</string>
     <key>Persist</key>
     <integer>1</integer>
     <key>Type</key>
     <string>U32</string>
     <key>Value</key>
-    <integer>40</integer>
+    <integer>0</integer>
   </map>
   <key>VoiceCallsFriendsOnly</key>
     <map>