diff --git a/libgimp/gimptilebackendplugin.c b/libgimp/gimptilebackendplugin.c
index 9116693aaa..fc754ea6c6 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimptilebackendplugin.c
+++ b/libgimp/gimptilebackendplugin.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct _GimpTileBackendPluginPrivate
 static gint
 gimp_gegl_tile_mul (void)
 {
-  static gint     mul    = 2;
+  static gint     mul    = 1;
   static gboolean inited = FALSE;
 
   if (G_LIKELY (inited))