diff --git a/src/util/cmdlineargs.cpp b/src/util/cmdlineargs.cpp
index ebe4b5e85cc..b643174b9fa 100644
--- a/src/util/cmdlineargs.cpp
+++ b/src/util/cmdlineargs.cpp
@@ -9,27 +9,12 @@
 #include "sources/soundsourceproxy.h"
 #include "util/versionstore.h"
 
-namespace {
-bool useVuMeterGLDefault() {
-    // The QGLWidget derived WVuMeterGL provided better performance,
-    // particularly on macOS, but on linux with older Qt versions
-    // (tested with 5.12.3) we have segfaults as Qt seems to still
-    // be accessing the QGLWidget after deletion, when switching
-    // skins or on exit.
-#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 15, 3) || defined(__APPLE__)
-    return true;
-#else
-    return false;
-#endif
-}
-} // namespace
-
 CmdlineArgs::CmdlineArgs()
         : m_startInFullscreen(false), // Initialize vars
           m_midiDebug(false),
           m_developer(false),
           m_safeMode(false),
-          m_useVuMeterGL(useVuMeterGLDefault()),
+          m_useVuMeterGL(true),
           m_debugAssertBreak(false),
           m_settingsPathSet(false),
           m_logLevel(mixxx::kLogLevelDefault),
@@ -113,12 +98,9 @@ warnings and errors to the console unless this is set properly.\n", stdout);
 when a critical error occurs unless this is set properly.\n", stdout);
             }
             i++;
-        } else if (argv[i] == QString("--useVuMeterGL")) {
-            QString qs(i + 1 < argc ? argv[i + 1] : "");
-            if (qs != "yes" && qs != "no") {
-                fputs("\nExpected yes or no after --useVuMeterGL\n", stdout);
-            }
-            m_useVuMeterGL = (qs == "yes");
+        } else if (QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[i]).contains(
+                           "--disableVuMeterGL", Qt::CaseInsensitive)) {
+            m_useVuMeterGL = false;
         } else if (QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[i]).contains(
                            "--midiDebug", Qt::CaseInsensitive) ||
                 QString::fromLocal8Bit(argv[i]).contains(
@@ -178,14 +160,8 @@ void CmdlineArgs::printUsage() {
 --safeMode              Enables safe-mode. Disables OpenGL waveforms,\n\
                         and spinning vinyl widgets. Try this option if\n\
                         Mixxx is crashing on startup.\n\
-\n",
-            stdout);
-    fprintf(stdout,
-            "\
---useVuMeterGL yes|no   Use OpenGL VuMeter instead of standard.\n\
-                        Default for your configuration is: %s\n",
-            (m_useVuMeterGL ? "yes" : "no"));
-    fputs("\
+\n\
+--disableVuMeterGL      Do not use OpenGL vu meter.\n\
 \n\
 --locale LOCALE         Use a custom locale for loading translations\n\
                         (e.g 'fr')\n\