diff --git a/libs/hwui/Properties.h b/libs/hwui/Properties.h
index 1cb87be98051f..01c157123c507 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/Properties.h
+++ b/libs/hwui/Properties.h
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ enum DebugLevel {
 
 /**
  * Turns on the Skia GPU option "reduceOpsTaskSplitting" which improves GPU
- * efficiency but may increase VRAM consumption. Default is "false".
+ * efficiency but may increase VRAM consumption. Default is "true".
  */
 #define PROPERTY_REDUCE_OPS_TASK_SPLITTING "renderthread.skia.reduceopstasksplitting"
 
diff --git a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
index 04aa1cb91492d..3421e01b15859 100644
--- a/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
+++ b/libs/hwui/renderthread/RenderThread.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ void RenderThread::requireVkContext() {
 void RenderThread::initGrContextOptions(GrContextOptions& options) {
     options.fPreferExternalImagesOverES3 = true;
     options.fDisableDistanceFieldPaths = true;
-    if (android::base::GetBoolProperty(PROPERTY_REDUCE_OPS_TASK_SPLITTING, false)) {
+    if (android::base::GetBoolProperty(PROPERTY_REDUCE_OPS_TASK_SPLITTING, true)) {
         options.fReduceOpsTaskSplitting = GrContextOptions::Enable::kYes;
     } else {
         options.fReduceOpsTaskSplitting = GrContextOptions::Enable::kNo;