diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h b/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h
index aa4582d6d0..9bc1a51100 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct cfg_root : cfg::node
 		cfg::_bool mfc_debug{ this, "MFC Debug" };
 		cfg::_int<0, 6> preferred_spu_threads{ this, "Preferred SPU Threads", 0, true }; // Number of hardware threads dedicated to heavy simultaneous spu tasks
 		cfg::_int<0, 16> spu_delay_penalty{ this, "SPU delay penalty", 3 }; // Number of milliseconds to block a thread if a virtual 'core' isn't free
-		cfg::_bool spu_loop_detection{ this, "SPU loop detection", true, true }; // Try to detect wait loops and trigger thread yield
+		cfg::_bool spu_loop_detection{ this, "SPU loop detection", false, true }; // Try to detect wait loops and trigger thread yield
 		cfg::_int<0, 6> max_spurs_threads{ this, "Max SPURS Threads", 6 }; // HACK. If less then 6, max number of running SPURS threads in each thread group.
 		cfg::_enum<spu_block_size_type> spu_block_size{ this, "SPU Block Size", spu_block_size_type::safe };
 		cfg::_bool spu_accurate_getllar{ this, "Accurate GETLLAR", false, true };