diff --git a/src/java.desktop/windows/classes/sun/java2d/windows/WindowsFlags.java b/src/java.desktop/windows/classes/sun/java2d/windows/WindowsFlags.java
index 3c18de432bb0..ca478ca108f6 100644
--- a/src/java.desktop/windows/classes/sun/java2d/windows/WindowsFlags.java
+++ b/src/java.desktop/windows/classes/sun/java2d/windows/WindowsFlags.java
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class WindowsFlags {
                 }
                 offscreenSharingEnabled =
                     getBooleanProp("sun.java2d.offscreenSharing", false);
-                String dpiOverride = System.getProperty("sun.java2d.dpiaware");
+                String dpiOverride = System.getProperty("sun.java2d.dpiaware", "true");
                 if (dpiOverride != null) {
                     setHighDPIAware = dpiOverride.equalsIgnoreCase("true");
                 } else {