diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts
index c325d2fb8360..bdbe9c562aa6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/common/terminalConfiguration.ts
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ const terminalConfiguration: IConfigurationNode = {
 		[TerminalSettingId.RescaleOverlappingGlyphs]: {
 			markdownDescription: localize('terminal.integrated.rescaleOverlappingGlyphs', "Whether to rescale glyphs horizontally that are a single cell wide but have glyphs that would overlap following cell(s). This typically happens for ambiguous width characters (eg. the roman numeral characters U+2160+) which aren't featured in monospace fonts. Emoji glyphs are never rescaled."),
 			type: 'boolean',
-			default: false
+			default: product.quality !== 'stable'
 		},
 		[TerminalSettingId.AutoReplies]: {
 			markdownDescription: localize('terminal.integrated.autoReplies', "A set of messages that, when encountered in the terminal, will be automatically responded to. Provided the message is specific enough, this can help automate away common responses.\n\nRemarks:\n\n- Use {0} to automatically respond to the terminate batch job prompt on Windows.\n- The message includes escape sequences so the reply might not happen with styled text.\n- Each reply can only happen once every second.\n- Use {1} in the reply to mean the enter key.\n- To unset a default key, set the value to null.\n- Restart VS Code if new don't apply.", '`"Terminate batch job (Y/N)": "Y\\r"`', '`"\\r"`'),