diff --git a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
index 2a4b869a7..1e602f102 100644
--- a/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/posix/sdl/sdlglvideo.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, gl_debug, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG | CVAR_NOINI
 	Printf("This won't take effect until " GAMENAME " is restarted.\n");
 }
 #ifdef __arm__
-CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, vid_glswfb, true, CVAR_NOINITCALL)
+CUSTOM_CVAR(Bool, vid_glswfb, false, CVAR_NOINITCALL)
 {
 	Printf("This won't take effect until " GAMENAME " is restarted.\n");
 }