diff --git a/plugins/ZynAddSubFx/ZynAddSubFx.cpp b/plugins/ZynAddSubFx/ZynAddSubFx.cpp
index 19864932d..ef4225967 100644
--- a/plugins/ZynAddSubFx/ZynAddSubFx.cpp
+++ b/plugins/ZynAddSubFx/ZynAddSubFx.cpp
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ ZynAddSubFxInstrument::ZynAddSubFxInstrument(
 	m_plugin( nullptr ),
 	m_remotePlugin( nullptr ),
 	m_portamentoModel( 0, 0, 127, 1, this, tr( "Portamento" ) ),
-	m_filterFreqModel( 127, 0, 127, 1, this, tr( "Filter frequency" ) ),
+	m_filterFreqModel( 64, 0, 127, 1, this, tr( "Filter frequency" ) ),
 	m_filterQModel( 64, 0, 127, 1, this, tr( "Filter resonance" ) ),
 	m_bandwidthModel( 64, 0, 127, 1, this, tr( "Bandwidth" ) ),
 	m_fmGainModel( 127, 0, 127, 1, this, tr( "FM gain" ) ),
@@ -143,11 +143,6 @@ ZynAddSubFxInstrument::ZynAddSubFxInstrument(
 
 	connect( instrumentTrack()->pitchRangeModel(), SIGNAL( dataChanged() ),
 			this, SLOT( updatePitchRange() ), Qt::DirectConnection );
-
-	// ZynAddSubFX's internal value that LMMS's FREQ knob controls
-	// isn't set properly when the instrument is first loaded in,
-	// and doesn't update until the FREQ knob is moved
-	updateFilterFreq();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/ZynAddSubFx/zynaddsubfx b/plugins/ZynAddSubFx/zynaddsubfx
index 9903fc44f..db8ffedb7 160000
--- a/plugins/ZynAddSubFx/zynaddsubfx
+++ b/plugins/ZynAddSubFx/zynaddsubfx
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 9903fc44ff61c932914fc5b43358c06b1946c446
+Subproject commit db8ffedb7212a7ed9777ffacb9118afbbf779d7c