diff --git a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/Gtk3Platform.cs b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/Gtk3Platform.cs
index 7bb8facaf5..13b610c062 100644
--- a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/Gtk3Platform.cs
+++ b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/Gtk3Platform.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Gtk3
     public class Gtk3PlatformOptions
     {
         public bool? UseDeferredRendering { get; set; } = true;
-        public bool? UseGpuAcceleration { get; set; } = true;
+        public bool? UseGpuAcceleration { get; set; };
         public ICustomGtk3NativeLibraryResolver CustomResolver { get; set; }
     }
 }