diff --git a/src/LabelTrack.cpp b/src/LabelTrack.cpp
index bd726c27e..84c2c4b9c 100644
--- a/src/LabelTrack.cpp
+++ b/src/LabelTrack.cpp
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@ bool LabelTrack::DoCaptureKey(wxKeyEvent & event)
    }
    else {
       bool typeToCreateLabel;
-      gPrefs->Read(wxT("/GUI/TypeToCreateLabel"), &typeToCreateLabel, true);
+      gPrefs->Read(wxT("/GUI/TypeToCreateLabel"), &typeToCreateLabel, false);
       if (IsGoodLabelFirstKey(event) && typeToCreateLabel) {
          AudacityProject * pProj = GetActiveProject();
 
diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index 4aad114a0..3cf56c53c 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ void MenuManager::ModifyToolbarMenus(AudacityProject &project)
    gPrefs->Read(wxT("/GUI/SyncLockTracks"), &active, false);
    project.SetSyncLock(active);
    commandManager.Check(wxT("SyncLock"), active);
-   gPrefs->Read(wxT("/GUI/TypeToCreateLabel"),&active, true);
+   gPrefs->Read(wxT("/GUI/TypeToCreateLabel"),&active, false);
    commandManager.Check(wxT("TypeToCreateLabel"), active);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/menus/LabelMenus.cpp b/src/menus/LabelMenus.cpp
index 803dd4aac..05d9416bc 100644
--- a/src/menus/LabelMenus.cpp
+++ b/src/menus/LabelMenus.cpp
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ void OnPasteNewLabel(const CommandContext &context)
 void OnToggleTypeToCreateLabel(const CommandContext &WXUNUSED(context) )
 {
    bool typeToCreateLabel;
-   gPrefs->Read(wxT("/GUI/TypeToCreateLabel"), &typeToCreateLabel, true);
+   gPrefs->Read(wxT("/GUI/TypeToCreateLabel"), &typeToCreateLabel, false);
    gPrefs->Write(wxT("/GUI/TypeToCreateLabel"), !typeToCreateLabel);
    gPrefs->Flush();
    MenuManager::ModifyAllProjectToolbarMenus();
diff --git a/src/prefs/TracksBehaviorsPrefs.cpp b/src/prefs/TracksBehaviorsPrefs.cpp
index 6954b7689..bba0b259a 100644
--- a/src/prefs/TracksBehaviorsPrefs.cpp
+++ b/src/prefs/TracksBehaviorsPrefs.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ void TracksBehaviorsPrefs::PopulateOrExchange(ShuttleGui & S)
                     false);
       S.TieCheckBox(_("&Type to create a label"),
                     wxT("/GUI/TypeToCreateLabel"),
-                    true);
+                    false);
       S.TieCheckBox(_("Use dialog for the &name of a new label"),
                     wxT("/GUI/DialogForNameNewLabel"),
                     false);