diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
index b0cddba3dc..709431235f 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/RSXThread.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ cfg::bool_entry g_cfg_rsx_vsync(cfg::root.video, "VSync");
 cfg::bool_entry g_cfg_rsx_debug_output(cfg::root.video, "Debug output");
 cfg::bool_entry g_cfg_rsx_overlay(cfg::root.video, "Debug overlay");
 cfg::bool_entry g_cfg_rsx_gl_legacy_buffers(cfg::root.video, "Use Legacy OpenGL Buffers (Debug)");
-cfg::bool_entry g_cfg_rsx_use_gpu_texture_scaling(cfg::root.video, "Use GPU texture scaling");
+cfg::bool_entry g_cfg_rsx_use_gpu_texture_scaling(cfg::root.video, "Use GPU texture scaling", true);
 
 bool user_asked_for_frame_capture = false;
 rsx::frame_capture_data frame_debug;