diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
index 13808d4716..7225f28ed6 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui_config_vars.h
@@ -148,7 +148,11 @@ UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (int, default_upper_midi_note, "default-upper-midi-note", 71)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, ask_before_closing_last_window, "ask-before-closing-last-window", true)
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (std::string, freesound_dir, "freesound-dir", "")
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (int, max_note_height, "max-note-height", 20)
+#ifdef MIXBUS
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (Editing::TempoEditBehavior, default_tempo_edit_behavior, "default-tempo-edit-behavior", Editing::TempoMapping)
+#else
+UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (Editing::TempoEditBehavior, default_tempo_edit_behavior, "default-tempo-edit-behavior", Editing::TempoChanging)
+#endif
 
 /* these are visibility-type selections in the New Track dialog that we should make persistent for the user's choices */
 UI_CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, show_on_cue_page, "show-on-cue-page", true)