diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/InterfaceSettingsWidget.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/InterfaceSettingsWidget.cpp
index 965ad7b464..269ec31f46 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/Settings/InterfaceSettingsWidget.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/Settings/InterfaceSettingsWidget.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ InterfaceSettingsWidget::InterfaceSettingsWidget(SettingsDialog* dialog, QWidget
 		m_ui.confirmShutdown, tr("Confirm Shutdown"), tr("Checked"),
 		tr("Determines whether a prompt will be displayed to confirm shutting down the virtual machine "
 		   "when the hotkey is pressed."));
-	dialog->registerWidgetHelp(m_ui.saveStateOnShutdown, tr("Save State On Shutdown"), tr("Checked"),
+	dialog->registerWidgetHelp(m_ui.saveStateOnShutdown, tr("Save State On Shutdown"), tr("Unchecked"),
 		tr("Automatically saves the emulator state when powering down or exiting. You can then "
 		   "resume directly from where you left off next time."));
 	dialog->registerWidgetHelp(m_ui.pauseOnStart, tr("Pause On Start"), tr("Unchecked"),