diff --git a/src/edt/edt/edtPartialService.cc b/src/edt/edt/edtPartialService.cc
index a4bcf58b2..a088e8107 100644
--- a/src/edt/edt/edtPartialService.cc
+++ b/src/edt/edt/edtPartialService.cc
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@ PartialService::mouse_press_event (const db::DPoint &p, unsigned int buttons, bo
       m_p1 = p;
       m_p2 = p;
       mp_box = new lay::RubberBox (ui (), m_color, p, p);
-      mp_box->set_stipple (6); // coarse hatched
+      mp_box->set_stipple (2); // small checkerboard
 
       ui ()->grab_mouse (this, true);