diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
index 44b97e8641..678fb51d7e 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_main.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ elm_init(int argc, char **argv)
    _elm_config->thumbscroll_momentum_threshhold = 100.0;
    _elm_config->thumbscroll_friction = 1.0;
    _elm_config->scale = 1.0;
-   _elm_config->bgpixmap = 1;
+   _elm_config->bgpixmap = 0;
    _elm_config->compositing = 1;
 
    if ((_elm_config->engine == ELM_SOFTWARE_X11) ||