diff --git a/plugins/obs-x264/obs-x264.c b/plugins/obs-x264/obs-x264.c
index 88f71d19d..27bbe8aa7 100644
--- a/plugins/obs-x264/obs-x264.c
+++ b/plugins/obs-x264/obs-x264.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static void obs_x264_defaults(obs_data_t *settings)
 	obs_data_set_default_int   (settings, "keyint_sec",  0);
 	obs_data_set_default_int   (settings, "crf",         23);
 	obs_data_set_default_bool  (settings, "vfr",         false);
-	obs_data_set_default_bool  (settings, "rate_control","CBR");
+	obs_data_set_default_string(settings, "rate_control","CBR");
 
 	obs_data_set_default_string(settings, "preset",      "veryfast");
 	obs_data_set_default_string(settings, "profile",     "");