diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ListHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ListHelper.java
index ea41f3e81..409fcb30c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ListHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/ListHelper.java
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ public final class ListHelper {
         final Locale preferredLanguage = Localization.getPreferredLocale(context);
         final boolean preferOriginalAudio =
                 preferences.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.prefer_original_audio_key),
-                        false);
+                        true);
         final boolean preferDescriptiveAudio =
                 preferences.getBoolean(context.getString(R.string.prefer_descriptive_audio_key),
                         false);
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/video_audio_settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/video_audio_settings.xml
index 727ce4df4..6e8e2979b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/video_audio_settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/video_audio_settings.xml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
         app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
 
     <SwitchPreferenceCompat
-        android:defaultValue="false"
+        android:defaultValue="true"
         android:key="@string/prefer_original_audio_key"
         android:summary="@string/prefer_original_audio_summary"
         android:title="@string/prefer_original_audio_title"