diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b348dbb63..4442f3982 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2015-11-11  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	[cff, autofit] Switch off stem darkening by default.
+
+	* src/autofit/afmodule.c (af_autofitter_init), src/cff/cffobjs.c
+	(cff_driver_init): Do it.
+
 2015-11-10  Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)  <jan.steffens@gmail.com>
 
 	Allow native CFF hinter in FT_RENDER_MODE_LIGHT.
diff --git a/src/autofit/afmodule.c b/src/autofit/afmodule.c
index 6bb81934d..45fd3602c 100644
--- a/src/autofit/afmodule.c
+++ b/src/autofit/afmodule.c
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
 #ifdef AF_CONFIG_OPTION_USE_WARPER
     module->warping           = 0;
 #endif
-    module->no_stem_darkening = FALSE;
+    module->no_stem_darkening = TRUE;
 
     module->darken_params[0]  = CFF_CONFIG_OPTION_DARKENING_PARAMETER_X1;
     module->darken_params[1]  = CFF_CONFIG_OPTION_DARKENING_PARAMETER_Y1;
diff --git a/src/cff/cffobjs.c b/src/cff/cffobjs.c
index 0e0d5b034..d628b68db 100644
--- a/src/cff/cffobjs.c
+++ b/src/cff/cffobjs.c
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@
     driver->hinting_engine = FT_CFF_HINTING_ADOBE;
 #endif
 
-    driver->no_stem_darkening = FALSE;
+    driver->no_stem_darkening = TRUE;
 
     driver->darken_params[0] = CFF_CONFIG_OPTION_DARKENING_PARAMETER_X1;
     driver->darken_params[1] = CFF_CONFIG_OPTION_DARKENING_PARAMETER_Y1;