diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index f6bf776..1be3b4d 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
 
     -- Add titlebars to normal clients and dialogs
     { rule_any = {type = { "normal", "dialog" }
-      }, properties = { titlebars_enabled = true }
+      }, properties = { titlebars_enabled = false }
     },
 
     -- Set Firefox to always map on the tag named "2" on screen 1.
diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index d36bc66..7f3a029 100644
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ awful.rules.rules = {
 
     -- Add titlebars to normal clients and dialogs
     { rule_any = {type = { "normal", "dialog" }
-      }, properties = { titlebars_enabled = true }
+      }, properties = { titlebars_enabled = false }
     },
 
     -- Set Firefox to always map on the tag named "2" on screen 1.