diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.java b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.java
index 0e099327b..266329ad1 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.java
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.java
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ public final class SettingsFragmentPresenter {
         Setting audioStretch = audioSection.getSetting(SettingsFile.KEY_ENABLE_AUDIO_STRETCHING);
         Setting realtimeAudio = audioSection.getSetting(SettingsFile.KEY_ENABLE_REALTIME_AUDIO);
 
-        sl.add(new CheckBoxSetting(SettingsFile.KEY_ENABLE_AUDIO_STRETCHING, Settings.SECTION_AUDIO, R.string.audio_stretch, R.string.audio_stretch_description, false, audioStretch));
+        sl.add(new CheckBoxSetting(SettingsFile.KEY_ENABLE_AUDIO_STRETCHING, Settings.SECTION_AUDIO, R.string.audio_stretch, R.string.audio_stretch_description, true, audioStretch));
         sl.add(new CheckBoxSetting(SettingsFile.KEY_ENABLE_REALTIME_AUDIO, Settings.SECTION_AUDIO, R.string.realtime_audio, R.string.realtime_audio_description, true, realtimeAudio));
     }
 
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/config.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/config.cpp
index 343e617f2..90f530213 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/config.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/config.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ void Config::ReadValues() {
         sdl2_config->GetBoolean("Audio", "enable_dsp_lle_multithread", false);
     Settings::values.sink_id = sdl2_config->GetString("Audio", "output_engine", "auto");
     Settings::values.enable_audio_stretching =
-        sdl2_config->GetBoolean("Audio", "enable_audio_stretching", false);
+        sdl2_config->GetBoolean("Audio", "enable_audio_stretching", true);
     Settings::values.audio_device_id = sdl2_config->GetString("Audio", "output_device", "auto");
     Settings::values.volume = static_cast<float>(sdl2_config->GetReal("Audio", "volume", 1));
     Settings::values.mic_input_device =