diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 278ccccaf8..78b5c268f5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ MPlayer (1.0)
     Driver:
     * JACK audio output rewritten without bio2jack
     * OpenGL video output modules support -geometry and -wid options
+    * for -vo gl manyfmts is now default (since it is a lot faster), use
+      -vo gl:nomanyfmts if it does not work for you.
 
     Decoders:
     * Indeo2 (RT21) support via lavc
diff --git a/libvo/vo_gl.c b/libvo/vo_gl.c
index 8edaa84859..5c729e0c2c 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_gl.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_gl.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ static opt_t subopts[] = {
 static uint32_t preinit(const char *arg)
 {
     // set defaults
-    many_fmts = 0;
+    many_fmts = 1;
     use_osd = 1;
     scaled_osd = 0;
     use_aspect = 1;