diff --git a/src/dialogs/ExportDialog.vala b/src/dialogs/ExportDialog.vala
index 5a61dc4a..c8011b7f 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/ExportDialog.vala
+++ b/src/dialogs/ExportDialog.vala
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class ExportDialog : Gtk.Dialog {
 
     private static ScaleConstraint current_constraint = ScaleConstraint.ORIGINAL;
     private static ExportFormatParameters current_parameters = ExportFormatParameters.current();
-    private static int current_scale = DEFAULT_SCALE;
+    private static int current_scale = 1200; //FIXME not needed with vala 0.54+
 
     private Gtk.Grid table = new Gtk.Grid();
     private Gtk.ComboBoxText quality_combo;