diff -Nurpd a/scribus/prefsmanager.cpp b/scribus/prefsmanager.cpp
--- a/scribus/prefsmanager.cpp	2023-01-08 13:38:08.727923073 +0100
+++ b/scribus/prefsmanager.cpp	2023-01-08 12:29:46.000000000 +0100
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void PrefsManager::initDefaults()
 	appPrefs.pdfPrefs.Compress = true;
 	appPrefs.pdfPrefs.CompressMethod = PDFOptions::Compression_Auto;
 	appPrefs.pdfPrefs.Quality = 0;
-	appPrefs.pdfPrefs.RecalcPic = false;
+	appPrefs.pdfPrefs.RecalcPic = true;
 	appPrefs.pdfPrefs.embedPDF  = false;
 	appPrefs.pdfPrefs.Bookmarks = false;
 	appPrefs.pdfPrefs.PicRes = 300;
