diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c
index 0a27b9ce4c..35de3b3c28 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ gtk_file_chooser_default_init (GtkFileChooserInterface *iface)
 				       g_param_spec_boolean ("local-only",
 							     P_("Local Only"),
 							     P_("Whether the selected file(s) should be limited to local file: URLs"),
-							     TRUE,
+							     FALSE,
 							     GTK_PARAM_READWRITE));
   g_object_interface_install_property (iface,
 				       g_param_spec_object ("preview-widget",
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
index 0805b13927..cc6e119d2a 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ _gtk_file_chooser_entry_init (GtkFileChooserEntry *chooser_entry)
   GtkEntryCompletion *comp;
   GtkCellRenderer *cell;
 
-  chooser_entry->local_only = TRUE;
+  chooser_entry->local_only = FALSE;
 
   g_object_set (chooser_entry, "truncate-multiline", TRUE, NULL);
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserwidget.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserwidget.c
index c323cb8ca9..6a270ff196 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserwidget.c
@@ -8622,7 +8622,7 @@ gtk_file_chooser_widget_init (GtkFileChooserWidget *impl)
   impl->priv = gtk_file_chooser_widget_get_instance_private (impl);
   priv = impl->priv;
 
-  priv->local_only = TRUE;
+  priv->local_only = FALSE;
   priv->preview_widget_active = TRUE;
   priv->use_preview_label = TRUE;
   priv->select_multiple = FALSE;