diff --git a/include/config.hpp b/include/config.hpp
index 424d0741..155f5961 100644
--- a/include/config.hpp
+++ b/include/config.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@
 
 // Remember to initialize every field here to its default value otherwise bad things will happen
 struct EmulatorConfig {
-	bool shaderJitEnabled = true;
+    // Only enable the shader JIT by default on platforms where it's completely tested
+#ifdef PANDA3DS_X64_HOST
+	static constexpr bool shaderJitDefault = true;
+#else
+	static constexpr bool shaderJitDefault = false;
+#endif
+
+	bool shaderJitEnabled = shaderJitDefault;
 	bool discordRpcEnabled = false;
 	RendererType rendererType = RendererType::OpenGL;
 
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 28946d52..cd4e1f79 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void EmulatorConfig::load() {
 				rendererType = RendererType::OpenGL;
 			}
 
-			shaderJitEnabled = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(gpu, "EnableShaderJIT", true);
+			shaderJitEnabled = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(gpu, "EnableShaderJIT", shaderJitDefault);
 		}
 	}