diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 3b0c17be8a..b86270e50a 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static bool DefaultSasThread() {
 
 static const ConfigSetting achievementSettings[] = {
 	// Core settings
-	ConfigSetting("AchievementsEnable", &g_Config.bAchievementsEnable, true, CfgFlag::DEFAULT),
+	ConfigSetting("AchievementsEnable", &g_Config.bAchievementsEnable, false, CfgFlag::DEFAULT),
 	ConfigSetting("AchievementsEnableRAIntegration", &g_Config.bAchievementsEnableRAIntegration, false, CfgFlag::DEFAULT),
 	ConfigSetting("AchievementsChallengeMode", &g_Config.bAchievementsHardcoreMode, true, CfgFlag::PER_GAME | CfgFlag::DEFAULT),
 	ConfigSetting("AchievementsEncoreMode", &g_Config.bAchievementsEncoreMode, false, CfgFlag::PER_GAME | CfgFlag::DEFAULT),