diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/VBANext.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/VBANext.cs
index 7dce5c9ede..45e46a6898 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/VBANext.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/GBA/VBANext.cs
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Nintendo.GBA
 		{
 			[DisplayName("Skip BIOS")]
 			[Description("Skips the BIOS intro.  A BIOS file is still required.  Forced to false for movie recording.")]
-			[DefaultValue(false)]
+			[DefaultValue(true)]
 			public bool SkipBios { get; set; }
 			[DisplayName("RTC Use Real Time")]
 			[Description("Causes the internal clock to reflect your system clock.  Only relevant when a game has an RTC chip.  Forced to false for movie recording.")]