diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index d770133a7..68e05dbd1 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ void D_SRB2Main(void)
 {
 	INT32 p;
 
-	INT32 pstartmap = 0;
+	INT32 pstartmap = 1;
 	boolean autostart = false;
 
 	/* break the version string into version numbers, for netplay */