diff --git a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCursor.cs b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCursor.cs
index 8fe40f801b..7a8555d991 100644
--- a/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCursor.cs
+++ b/osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu/Skinning/Legacy/LegacyCursor.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public LegacyCursor()
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
         private void load(ISkinSource skin)
         {
-            bool centre = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinConfiguration, bool>(OsuSkinConfiguration.CursorCentre)?.Value ?? false;
+            bool centre = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinConfiguration, bool>(OsuSkinConfiguration.CursorCentre)?.Value ?? true;
             spin = skin.GetConfig<OsuSkinConfiguration, bool>(OsuSkinConfiguration.CursorRotate)?.Value ?? true;
 
             InternalChildren = new[]