diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 417aa5a8ee..88474faf3c 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     <string name="renderer_early_release_fences">Release Fences Early</string>
     <string name="renderer_early_release_fences_description">Helps fix 0 FPS in games like DKCR:HD, Subnautica Below Zero and Ori 2, but may break loading or performance in Unreal Engine games.</string>
     <string name="sync_memory_operations">Sync Memory Operations</string>
-    <string name="sync_memory_operations_description">Ensures data consistency between compute and memory operations. This option should fix issues in some games, but may also reduce performance in some cases. The games with Unreal Engine 4 seem to be the most affected.</string>
+    <string name="sync_memory_operations_description">Ensures data consistency between compute and memory operations. This option should fix issues in some games, but may also reduce performance in some cases. Unreal Engine 4 games often see the most significant changes thereof.</string>
     <string name="buffer_reorder_disable">Disable Buffer Reorder</string>
     <string name="buffer_reorder_disable_description">When checked, disables reordering of mapped memory uploads which allows to associate uploads with specific draws. May reduce performance in some cases.</string>
 
diff --git a/src/common/settings.h b/src/common/settings.h
index dc815aa24e..288a41b369 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.h
+++ b/src/common/settings.h
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ struct Values {
                                                  true,
                                                  true};
 #endif
-    SwitchableSetting<bool> sync_memory_operations{linkage, false, "sync_memory_operations", Category::RendererAdvanced};
+    SwitchableSetting<bool> sync_memory_operations{linkage, false, "sync_memory_operations", Category::RendererAdvanced, true, true};
     SwitchableSetting<bool> async_presentation{linkage,
 #ifdef ANDROID
                                                true,
diff --git a/src/yuzu/configuration/shared_translation.cpp b/src/yuzu/configuration/shared_translation.cpp
index 2cdf8a4e85..fd541d4fd7 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/configuration/shared_translation.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/configuration/shared_translation.cpp
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<TranslationMap> InitializeTranslations(QWidget* parent)
 
     // Renderer (Advanced Graphics)
     INSERT(Settings, sync_memory_operations, tr("Sync Memory Operations"),
-           tr("Ensures data consistency between compute and memory operations.\nThis option should fix issues in some games, but may also reduce performance in some cases.\nThe games with Unreal Engine 4 seem to be the most affected."));
+           tr("Ensures data consistency between compute and memory operations.\nThis option should fix issues in some games, but may also reduce performance in some cases.\nUnreal Engine 4 games often see the most significant changes thereof."));
     INSERT(Settings,
            async_presentation,
            tr("Enable asynchronous presentation (Vulkan only)"),