diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/nodes/COM_DilateErodeNode.cpp b/source/blender/compositor/nodes/COM_DilateErodeNode.cpp
index 5bd2f78d8a6..5cfc29ecce2 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/nodes/COM_DilateErodeNode.cpp
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/nodes/COM_DilateErodeNode.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ void DilateErodeNode::convertToOperations(ExecutionSystem *graph, CompositorCont
 		operationx->setbNode(editorNode);
 		operationx->setData(data);
 		operationx->setQuality(quality);
+		operationx->setFalloff(PROP_SMOOTH);
 		this->getInputSocket(0)->relinkConnections(operationx->getInputSocket(0), 0, graph);
 		// this->getInputSocket(1)->relinkConnections(operationx->getInputSocket(1), 1, graph); // no size input yet
 		graph->addOperation(operationx);
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ void DilateErodeNode::convertToOperations(ExecutionSystem *graph, CompositorCont
 		operationy->setbNode(editorNode);
 		operationy->setData(data);
 		operationy->setQuality(quality);
+		operationy->setFalloff(PROP_SMOOTH);
 		this->getOutputSocket(0)->relinkConnections(operationy->getOutputSocket());
 		graph->addOperation(operationy);
 		addLink(graph, operationx->getOutputSocket(), operationy->getInputSocket(0));