diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index c891b175f..0da80502c 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ show_entity_selectionbox (Show entity selection boxes) bool true
 
 #    Speed up item rendering through RTT (render-to-texture)
 #    Set to 0 to disable, numbers > 0 are resolutions in pixels
-item_rtt_speedup_resolution (Item render-to-texture speedup) int 32 0 1024
+item_rtt_speedup_resolution (Item render-to-texture speedup) int 64 0 1024
 
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diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index 936e3b740..956ce67c1 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 	settings->setDefault("hud_hotbar_max_width", "1.0");
 	settings->setDefault("enable_local_map_saving", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("show_entity_selectionbox", "true");
-	settings->setDefault("item_rtt_speedup_resolution", "32");
+	settings->setDefault("item_rtt_speedup_resolution", "64");
 	settings->setDefault("texture_clean_transparent", "false");
 	settings->setDefault("texture_min_size", "64");
 	settings->setDefault("ambient_occlusion_gamma", "2.2");