diff --git a/soh/soh/SohGui/SohMenuSettings.cpp b/soh/soh/SohGui/SohMenuSettings.cpp
index a0096a0ce..43bc3c8dc 100644
--- a/soh/soh/SohGui/SohMenuSettings.cpp
+++ b/soh/soh/SohGui/SohMenuSettings.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,9 @@ void SohMenu::AddMenuSettings() {
     AddWidget(path, "Enable Vsync", WIDGET_CVAR_CHECKBOX)
         .CVar(CVAR_VSYNC_ENABLED)
         .PreFunc([](WidgetInfo& info) { info.isHidden = mSohMenu->disabledMap.at(DISABLE_FOR_NO_VSYNC).active; })
-        .Options(CheckboxOptions().Tooltip("Removes tearing, but clamps your max FPS to your displays refresh rate."));
+        .Options(CheckboxOptions()
+                     .Tooltip("Removes tearing, but clamps your max FPS to your displays refresh rate.")
+                     .DefaultValue(true));
     AddWidget(path, "Windowed Fullscreen", WIDGET_CVAR_CHECKBOX)
         .CVar(CVAR_SDL_WINDOWED_FULLSCREEN)
         .PreFunc([](WidgetInfo& info) {