diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/preferences/PreferenceConfiguration.java b/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/preferences/PreferenceConfiguration.java
index 9ca173ce..a23eea68 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/preferences/PreferenceConfiguration.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/limelight/preferences/PreferenceConfiguration.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class PreferenceConfiguration {
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_ENABLE_AUDIO_FX = false;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_REDUCE_REFRESH_RATE = false;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_FULL_RANGE = false;
-    private static final boolean DEFAULT_GAMEPAD_TOUCHPAD_AS_MOUSE = true;
+    private static final boolean DEFAULT_GAMEPAD_TOUCHPAD_AS_MOUSE = false;
     private static final boolean DEFAULT_GAMEPAD_MOTION_SENSORS = true;
 
     public static final int FRAME_PACING_MIN_LATENCY = 0;
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
index f52b6827..d169b555 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/preferences.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
             android:key="checkbox_gamepad_touchpad_as_mouse"
             android:title="@string/title_checkbox_gamepad_touchpad_as_mouse"
             android:summary="@string/summary_checkbox_gamepad_touchpad_as_mouse"
-            android:defaultValue="true" />
+            android:defaultValue="false" />
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:key="checkbox_gamepad_motion_sensors"
             android:title="@string/title_checkbox_gamepad_motion_sensors"