diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/ConfigManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/ConfigManager.cpp
index 68aaada219..99b933458b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ void SConfig::LoadCoreSettings(IniFile& ini)
 	core->Get("FrameSkip",                 &m_FrameSkip,                                   0);
 	core->Get("GFXBackend",                &m_strVideoBackend, "");
 	core->Get("GPUDeterminismMode",        &m_strGPUDeterminismMode, "auto");
-	core->Get("GameCubeAdapter",           &m_GameCubeAdapter,                             true);
+	core->Get("GameCubeAdapter",           &m_GameCubeAdapter,                             false);
 	core->Get("AdapterRumble",             &m_AdapterRumble,                               true);
 	core->Get("PerfMapDir",                &m_perfDir, "");
 }