diff --git a/config/src/frontend.rs b/config/src/frontend.rs
index befa36c76..7a99ab8fe 100644
--- a/config/src/frontend.rs
+++ b/config/src/frontend.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ use wezterm_dynamic::{FromDynamic, ToDynamic};
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, FromDynamic, ToDynamic, Default)]
 pub enum FrontEndSelection {
-    OpenGL,
     #[default]
+    OpenGL,
     WebGpu,
     Software,
 }
diff --git a/docs/changelog.md b/docs/changelog.md
index f1d8389d4..44938f16a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.md
+++ b/docs/changelog.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ usually the best available version.
 As features stabilize some brief notes about them will accumulate here.
 
 #### Changed
+* The default for [front_end](config/lua/config/front_end.md) is again
+  `OpenGL`.
 * The default for
   [freetype_load_flags](config/lua/config/freetype_load_flags.md) is now
   `NO_HINTING`. #4874