diff --git a/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp
index a9071819e55..2396faa84bc 100644
--- a/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/cpu_particles_2d.cpp
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ CPUParticles2D::CPUParticles2D() {
 
 	set_spread(45);
 	set_flatness(0);
-	set_param(PARAM_INITIAL_LINEAR_VELOCITY, 1);
+	set_param(PARAM_INITIAL_LINEAR_VELOCITY, 0);
 	set_param(PARAM_ANGULAR_VELOCITY, 0);
 	set_param(PARAM_ORBIT_VELOCITY, 0);
 	set_param(PARAM_LINEAR_ACCEL, 0);
diff --git a/scene/3d/cpu_particles.cpp b/scene/3d/cpu_particles.cpp
index e325e6a1243..6dc1b935769 100644
--- a/scene/3d/cpu_particles.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/cpu_particles.cpp
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ CPUParticles::CPUParticles() {
 
 	set_spread(45);
 	set_flatness(0);
-	set_param(PARAM_INITIAL_LINEAR_VELOCITY, 1);
+	set_param(PARAM_INITIAL_LINEAR_VELOCITY, 0);
 	set_param(PARAM_ANGULAR_VELOCITY, 0);
 	set_param(PARAM_ORBIT_VELOCITY, 0);
 	set_param(PARAM_LINEAR_ACCEL, 0);