diff --git a/src/BulletDynamics/Featherstone/btMultiBody.cpp b/src/BulletDynamics/Featherstone/btMultiBody.cpp
index 07b2fcddb..c14aa2aea 100644
--- a/src/BulletDynamics/Featherstone/btMultiBody.cpp
+++ b/src/BulletDynamics/Featherstone/btMultiBody.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ btMultiBody::btMultiBody(int n_links,
 		m_userObjectPointer(0),
 		m_userIndex2(-1),
 		m_userIndex(-1),
-		m_linearDamping(0.0f),
+		m_linearDamping(0.04f),
 		m_angularDamping(0.04f),
 		m_useGyroTerm(true),
 			m_maxAppliedImpulse(1000.f),