diff --git a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/lua.rst b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/lua.rst
index 77848e23c7..0e22b37bb4 100644
--- a/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/lua.rst
+++ b/docs/source/reference/modding/settings/lua.rst
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Lua Settings
    :title: lua profiler
    :type: boolean
    :range: true, false
-   :default: true
+   :default: false
 
    Enables Lua profiler.
 
diff --git a/files/settings-default.cfg b/files/settings-default.cfg
index 742ab06dce..618d2584cb 100644
--- a/files/settings-default.cfg
+++ b/files/settings-default.cfg
@@ -1182,7 +1182,7 @@ lua debug = false
 lua num threads = 1
 
 # Enable Lua profiler
-lua profiler = true
+lua profiler = false
 
 # No ownership tracking for allocations below or equal this size.
 small alloc max size = 1024
diff --git a/scripts/integration_tests.py b/scripts/integration_tests.py
index 773932bb20..1ed7f7457d 100755
--- a/scripts/integration_tests.py
+++ b/scripts/integration_tests.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ def run_test(test_name):
             "smooth animation transitions = true\n"
             "[Lua]\n"
             f"memory limit = {1024 * 1024 * 256}\n"
+            "lua profiler = true\n"
         )
     stdout_lines = list()
     test_success = True