diff --git a/libs/utils/include/private/utils/FeatureFlagManager.h b/libs/utils/include/private/utils/FeatureFlagManager.h
index ee01d4911f..d94d694117 100644
--- a/libs/utils/include/private/utils/FeatureFlagManager.h
+++ b/libs/utils/include/private/utils/FeatureFlagManager.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
             } frame_info;
             // Automatically requests a frame skip when the CPU gets too much ahead of the display. This can prevent
             // stalls on Android, e.g. when running out buffers, but this also keeps the expected latency in check.
-            bool skip_frame_when_cpu_ahead_of_display = false;
+            bool skip_frame_when_cpu_ahead_of_display = true;
             bool enable_program_cache = false;
         } engine;
         struct {