diff --git a/options/options.c b/options/options.c
index b839f3a7c9..0377854c0e 100644
--- a/options/options.c
+++ b/options/options.c
@@ -820,10 +820,6 @@ const struct MPOpts mp_default_opts = {
 
     .mf_fps = 1.0,
 
-#if HAVE_RPI
-    .hwdec_api = -1,
-#endif
-
     .display_tags = (char **)(const char*[]){
         "Artist", "Album", "Album_Artist", "Comment", "Composer", "Genre",
         "Performer", "Title", "Track", "icy-title", "service_name",
diff --git a/player/main.c b/player/main.c
index 046d41c6b2..70176f2d35 100644
--- a/player/main.c
+++ b/player/main.c
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ const char mp_help_text[] =
 "\n";
 
 static const char def_config[] =
+#if HAVE_RPI
+    "hwdec=rpi\n"
+    "fullscreen=yes\n"
+#endif
+    "\n"
     "[pseudo-gui]\n"
     "terminal=no\n"
     "force-window=yes\n"