diff --git a/src/common/settings.h b/src/common/settings.h
index cf89d2ca5c..551e66c57e 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.h
+++ b/src/common/settings.h
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ struct Values {
     SwitchableSetting<bool> use_asynchronous_shaders{linkage, false, "use_asynchronous_shaders",
                                                      Category::RendererAdvanced};
     SwitchableSetting<bool> use_fast_gpu_time{linkage,
-                                              false,
+                                              true,
                                               "use_fast_gpu_time",
                                               Category::RendererAdvanced,
                                               Specialization::Paired,