diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a6683ce40b1..8aa8bffe08f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ mark_as_advanced(
 # Metal
 
 if(APPLE)
-  option(WITH_METAL_BACKEND "Use Metal for graphics instead of (or as well as) OpenGL on macOS." OFF)
+  option(WITH_METAL_BACKEND "Use Metal for graphics instead of (or as well as) OpenGL on macOS." ON)
   mark_as_advanced(WITH_METAL_BACKEND)
 else()
   set(WITH_METAL_BACKEND OFF)