diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/completionsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/completionsettings.cpp
index 0d800da3b32dc4f0bafd106061050d9c01ec8d01..dc4bba31162a8590733df7f1f423c7c1d852fc9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/completionsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/completionsettings.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static const char * const spaceAfterFunctionNameKey = "SpaceAfterFunctionName";
 using namespace TextEditor;
 
 CompletionSettings::CompletionSettings()
-    : m_caseSensitivity(FirstLetterCaseSensitive)
+    : m_caseSensitivity(CaseInsensitive)
     , m_autoInsertBrackets(true)
     , m_partiallyComplete(true)
     , m_spaceAfterFunctionName(false)