diff --git a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.cpp
index d65cfd42bd7f9f399331d06242e1e253629315e9..974af432c26283f5174385b765c75d8a5778ecbf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/valgrind/valgrindsettings.cpp
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ void ValgrindGlobalSettings::readSettings()
 
     defaults.insert(QLatin1String(callgrindCostFormatC), CostDelegate::FormatRelative);
     defaults.insert(QLatin1String(callgrindCycleDetectionC), true);
+    defaults.insert(QLatin1String(callgrindShortenTemplates), true);
 
     // Read stored values
     QSettings *settings = Core::ICore::settings();