diff --git a/defaults.xml b/defaults.xml
index 11b673f45..245769350 100644
--- a/defaults.xml
+++ b/defaults.xml
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
       <trim type="bool">true</trim>
     </presets>
     <startup>
-      <xsize type="int" preserve="y">1024</xsize>
-      <ysize type="int" preserve="y">768</ysize>
+      <xsize type="int" preserve="y" userarchive="y">1024</xsize>
+      <ysize type="int" preserve="y" userarchive="y">768</ysize>
       <splash-screen type="bool">true</splash-screen>
       <splash-progress type="bool">true</splash-progress>
       <splash-title>