diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/EncodingOptions.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/EncodingOptions.cs
index ff431e44cc..b3a784de75 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/EncodingOptions.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/Configuration/EncodingOptions.cs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.Configuration
         public EncodingOptions()
         {
             DownMixAudioBoost = 2;
-            EnableThrottling = true;
+            EnableThrottling = false;
             ThrottleDelaySeconds = 180;
             EncodingThreadCount = -1;
             // This is a DRM device that is almost guaranteed to be there on every intel platform, plus it's the default one in ffmpeg if you don't specify anything