diff --git a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default.c b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default.c
index 468d490bd43..e649511526a 100644
--- a/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default.c
+++ b/release/datafiles/userdef/userdef_default.c
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 const UserDef U_default = {
     .versionfile = BLENDER_FILE_VERSION,
     .subversionfile = BLENDER_FILE_SUBVERSION,
-    .flag = (USER_AUTOSAVE | USER_TOOLTIPS | USER_RELPATHS | USER_RELEASECONFIRM),
+    .flag = (USER_AUTOSAVE | USER_TOOLTIPS | USER_RELPATHS | USER_RELEASECONFIRM |
+             USER_SCRIPT_AUTOEXEC_DISABLE),
     .dupflag = USER_DUP_MESH | USER_DUP_CURVE | USER_DUP_SURF | USER_DUP_LATTICE | USER_DUP_FONT |
                USER_DUP_MBALL | USER_DUP_LAMP | USER_DUP_ARM | USER_DUP_CAMERA | USER_DUP_SPEAKER |
                USER_DUP_ACT | USER_DUP_LIGHTPROBE | USER_DUP_GPENCIL | USER_DUP_CURVES |
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc
index eb3da684e85..be89ed408c6 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_files.cc
@@ -3340,7 +3340,7 @@ static void wm_open_mainfile_def_property_use_scripts(wmOperatorType *ot)
 {
   RNA_def_boolean(ot->srna,
                   "use_scripts",
-                  true,
+                  false,
                   "Trusted Source",
                   "Allow .blend file to execute scripts automatically, default available from "
                   "system preferences");