diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPreferenceInitializer.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPreferenceInitializer.java
index 519727a..c8b531d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPreferenceInitializer.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/WorkbenchPreferenceInitializer.java
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@
 		node.putBoolean(IPreferenceConstants.EDITORLIST_DISPLAY_FULL_NAME,
 				false);
 		node.putBoolean(IPreferenceConstants.STICKY_CYCLE, false);
-		node.putBoolean(IPreferenceConstants.REUSE_EDITORS_BOOLEAN, false);
-		node.putInt(IPreferenceConstants.REUSE_EDITORS, 8);
+		node.putBoolean(IPreferenceConstants.REUSE_EDITORS_BOOLEAN, true);
+		node.putInt(IPreferenceConstants.REUSE_EDITORS, 99);
 		node.putBoolean(IPreferenceConstants.OPEN_ON_SINGLE_CLICK, false);
 		node.putBoolean(IPreferenceConstants.SELECT_ON_HOVER, false);
 		node.putBoolean(IPreferenceConstants.OPEN_AFTER_DELAY, false);