diff --git a/sources/scripting/liveserver.cpp b/sources/scripting/liveserver.cpp
index 1939b61a0..1fbbba119 100644
--- a/sources/scripting/liveserver.cpp
+++ b/sources/scripting/liveserver.cpp
@@ -738,8 +738,11 @@ QJsonObject LiveServer::print(const QJsonObject &request)
 		if (fi.exists()) return failure(QStringLiteral("%1 already exists; printing never replaces a file").arg(file));
 	}
 
-	QPrinter printer = file.isEmpty() ? QPrinter(info, QPrinter::HighResolution)
-					  : QPrinter(QPrinter::HighResolution);
+	QPrinter printer = file.isEmpty() ? QPrinter(info) : QPrinter();
+		//96 dpi, as the PDF export draws: symbols are replayed at the
+		//device's resolution, so at a printer's 600-1200 dpi they came out
+		//many times too big next to the wires (seen on a test print)
+	printer.setResolution(96);
 	if (!file.isEmpty()) {
 		printer.setOutputFormat(QPrinter::PdfFormat);
 		printer.setOutputFileName(file);