diff --git a/app/src/display/Kconfig b/app/src/display/Kconfig
index ee977556..a503cc46 100644
--- a/app/src/display/Kconfig
+++ b/app/src/display/Kconfig
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ if ZMK_DISPLAY
 
 config ZMK_DISPLAY_BLANK_ON_IDLE
     bool "Blank display on idle"
-    default y
 
 choice LVGL_TXT_ENC
     default LVGL_TXT_ENC_UTF8