diff --git a/include/config.hpp b/include/config.hpp
index 631ada81..08971481 100644
--- a/include/config.hpp
+++ b/include/config.hpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 // Remember to initialize every field here to its default value otherwise bad things will happen
 struct EmulatorConfig {
-	bool shaderJitEnabled = false;
+	bool shaderJitEnabled = true;
 	bool discordRpcEnabled = false;
 	RendererType rendererType = RendererType::OpenGL;
 
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index b194ab09..6a961dbe 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void EmulatorConfig::load(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
 				rendererType = RendererType::OpenGL;
 			}
 
-			shaderJitEnabled = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(gpu, "EnableShaderJIT", false);
+			shaderJitEnabled = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(gpu, "EnableShaderJIT", true);
 		}
 	}
 }