diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
index f7b8465e8b..02bba334f5 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.Common/config/Config.cs
@@ -312,6 +312,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.Common
 		// ReSharper disable once UnusedMember.Global
 		public string LastWrittenFromDetailed { get; set; } = VersionInfo.GetEmuVersion();
 
-		public EHostInputMethod HostInputMethod { get; set; } = EHostInputMethod.OpenTK;
+		public EHostInputMethod HostInputMethod { get; set; } = OSTailoredCode.IsUnixHost ? EHostInputMethod.OpenTK : EHostInputMethod.DirectInput;
 	}
 }
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