diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index c455547..45af687 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ int SDL_AppInit(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 
         mArgumentsApply(&args, NULL, 0, &core->config);
         mCoreConfigSetDefaultValue(&core->config, "idleOptimization", "detect");
+        mCoreConfigSetDefaultValue(&core->config, "frameskip", "4");
         mCoreConfigSetDefaultValue(&core->config, "sgb.borders", "0");
 
         mCoreLoadConfig(core);