diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
index ba77d11a17..fb0667c468 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/System.cpp
@@ -2478,6 +2478,11 @@ void Emulator::Run(bool start_playtime)
 	{
 		Emu.GetCallbacks().enable_display_sleep(false);
 	}
+
+	if (g_cfg.misc.enable_gamemode)
+	{
+		Emu.GetCallbacks().enable_gamemode(true);
+	}
 }
 
 void Emulator::RunPPU()
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h b/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h
index 066f3f5798..2b35e70cb9 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/system_config.h
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ struct cfg_root : cfg::node
 		cfg::_bool silence_all_logs{ this, "Silence All Logs", false, true };
 		cfg::string title_format{ this, "Window Title Format", "FPS: %F | %R | %V | %T [%t]", true };
 		cfg::_bool pause_during_home_menu{this, "Pause Emulation During Home Menu", false, false };
-		cfg::_bool enable_gamemode{ this, "Enable GameMode", false, true };
+		cfg::_bool enable_gamemode{ this, "Enable GameMode", false, false };
 
 	} misc{ this };