diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
index d2f46a38a..a9e288035 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/schema.php
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ function populate_options() {
 	'default_comment_status' => 'open',
 	'default_ping_status' => 'open',
 	'default_pingback_flag' => 1,
-	'default_post_edit_rows' => 10,
+	'default_post_edit_rows' => 20,
 	'posts_per_page' => 10,
 	/* translators: default date format, see http://php.net/date */
 	'date_format' => __('F j, Y'),