diff --git a/handlers/views_handler_field.inc b/handlers/views_handler_field.inc
index 4e0411d..cf876a5 100644
--- a/handlers/views_handler_field.inc
+++ b/handlers/views_handler_field.inc
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ class views_handler_field extends views_handler {
     $options['empty'] = array('default' => '', 'translatable' => TRUE);
     $options['hide_empty'] = array('default' => FALSE);
     $options['empty_zero'] = array('default' => FALSE);
-    $options['hide_alter_empty'] = array('default' => FALSE);
+    $options['hide_alter_empty'] = array('default' => TRUE);
 
     return $options;
   }