diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 26572a7917..ca13c60768 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -16183,7 +16183,7 @@
       <string>if true, disables running the GPU benchmark at startup
       (default to class 1)</string>
       <key>Persist</key>
-      <integer>0</integer>
+      <integer>1</integer>
       <key>Type</key>
       <string>Boolean</string>
       <key>Value</key>