diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 9a7cbc6d58..a5eabacf99 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -407,6 +407,12 @@ static unsigned swap_interval = 1;
  */
 static const bool video_threaded = false;
 
+#ifdef HAVE_MOBILE
+static const bool threaded_data_runloop_enable = false;
+#else
+static const bool threaded_data_runloop_enable = true;
+#endif
+
 /* Set to true if HW render cores should get their private context. */
 static const bool video_shared_context = false;
 
diff --git a/settings.c b/settings.c
index c2ec80c73b..a2e4128408 100644
--- a/settings.c
+++ b/settings.c
@@ -5335,7 +5335,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list_menu_options(
          settings->menu.threaded_data_runloop_enable,
          "threaded_data_runloop_enable",
          "Threaded data runloop",
-         true,
+         threaded_data_runloop_enable,
          "OFF",
          "ON",
          group_info.name,