diff --git a/plugins/Eq/EqControls.cpp b/plugins/Eq/EqControls.cpp
index 76e5b4a95..d1fd747a2 100644
--- a/plugins/Eq/EqControls.cpp
+++ b/plugins/Eq/EqControls.cpp
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ EqControls::EqControls( EqEffect *effect ) :
 	m_para4FreqModel( 4000.0, 27.0, 20000, 0.001, this , tr( "Peak 4 freq" ) ),
 	m_highShelfFreqModel( 12000.0, 27.0, 20000, 0.001, this , tr( "High shelf freq" ) ),
 	m_lpFreqModel( 18000.0, 27.0, 20000, 0.001, this , tr( "LP freq" ) ),
-	m_hpActiveModel( false, this , tr( "HP active" ) ),
-	m_lowShelfActiveModel( false, this , tr( "Low shelf active" ) ),
-	m_para1ActiveModel(false, this , tr( "Peak 1 active" ) ),
-	m_para2ActiveModel( false, this , tr( "Peak 2 active" ) ),
-	m_para3ActiveModel( false, this , tr( "Peak 3 active" ) ),
-	m_para4ActiveModel( false, this , tr( "Peak 4 active" ) ),
-	m_highShelfActiveModel( false, this , tr( "High shelf active" ) ),
-	m_lpActiveModel( false, this , tr( "LP active" ) ),
+	m_hpActiveModel( true, this , tr( "HP active" ) ),
+	m_lowShelfActiveModel( true, this , tr( "Low shelf active" ) ),
+	m_para1ActiveModel(true, this , tr( "Peak 1 active" ) ),
+	m_para2ActiveModel( true, this , tr( "Peak 2 active" ) ),
+	m_para3ActiveModel( true, this , tr( "Peak 3 active" ) ),
+	m_para4ActiveModel( true, this , tr( "Peak 4 active" ) ),
+	m_highShelfActiveModel( true, this , tr( "High shelf active" ) ),
+	m_lpActiveModel( true, this , tr( "LP active" ) ),
 	m_lp12Model( false, this , tr( "LP 12" ) ),
 	m_lp24Model( false, this , tr( "LP 24" ) ),
 	m_lp48Model( false, this , tr( "LP 48" ) ),