diff --git a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
index c8a0f0a..ddaa7c7 100644
--- a/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
+++ b/libs/renderengine/include/renderengine/RenderEngine.h
@@ -308,7 +308,8 @@
     bool precacheToneMapperShaderOnly = false;
     bool supportsBackgroundBlur = false;
     RenderEngine::ContextPriority contextPriority = RenderEngine::ContextPriority::MEDIUM;
-    RenderEngine::RenderEngineType renderEngineType = RenderEngine::RenderEngineType::GLES;
+    RenderEngine::RenderEngineType renderEngineType =
+            RenderEngine::RenderEngineType::SKIA_GL_THREADED;
 };
 
 } // namespace renderengine