diff --git a/common/settings.h b/common/settings.h
index 697bbbfb54e52..89310ed07df27 100644
--- a/common/settings.h
+++ b/common/settings.h
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ struct Settings {
   bool enable_skparagraph = false;
 
   // Selects the DisplayList for storage of rendering operations.
-  bool enable_display_list = true;
+  bool enable_display_list = false;
 
   // All shells in the process share the same VM. The last shell to shutdown
   // should typically shut down the VM as well. However, applications depend on