diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 0eccc705e..2fd575507 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ NEWS file for Transmission <http://www.transmissionbt.com/>
    + File filter field in the inspector
    + Option to include beta releases when auto-updating (using modified Sparkle 1.5)
    + Portuguese localization
+- Qt
+   + New beta Qt client!
 - GTK+
    + Speed Limit: Second set of bandwidth limits that can be toggled or scheduled
    + Properties dialog now lets you edit/view multiple torrents at once
    + Allow sorting of the torrent list by size and by ETA
    + Show the file icon in the list
-- Qt
-   + New beta Qt client
 - Daemon
    + Watch folder for auto-adding torrents
    + Many new features in the RPC/JSON interface
diff --git a/qt/prefs.cc b/qt/prefs.cc
index 4191c1817..139bbf153 100644
--- a/qt/prefs.cc
+++ b/qt/prefs.cc
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ Prefs :: initDefaults( tr_benc * d )
     tr_bencDictAddInt( d, keyStr(START), true );
     tr_bencDictAddInt( d, keyStr(TRASH_ORIGINAL), false );
     tr_bencDictAddStr( d, keyStr(SESSION_REMOTE_HOST), "localhost" );
-    tr_bencDictAddInt( d, keyStr(SESSION_REMOTE_PORT), 9091 );
+    tr_bencDictAddInt( d, keyStr(SESSION_REMOTE_PORT), atoi(TR_DEFAULT_RPC_PORT_STR) );
     tr_bencDictAddBool( d, keyStr(SESSION_IS_REMOTE), false );
     tr_bencDictAddBool( d, keyStr(SESSION_REMOTE_AUTH), false );
 }