diff --git a/osu.Framework/FrameworkEnvironment.cs b/osu.Framework/FrameworkEnvironment.cs
index f5c4369bbc..5b4b5ee8ee 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/FrameworkEnvironment.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/FrameworkEnvironment.cs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ static FrameworkEnvironment()
             if (DebugUtils.IsDebugBuild)
                 AllowInsecureRequests = parseBool(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OSU_INSECURE_REQUESTS")) ?? false;
 
-            UseSDL3 = RuntimeInfo.IsMobile || (parseBool(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OSU_SDL3")) ?? true);
+            UseSDL3 = RuntimeInfo.IsMobile || (parseBool(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("OSU_SDL3")) ?? false);
         }
 
         private static bool? parseBool(string? value)