diff --git a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterMetalLayer.mm b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterMetalLayer.mm
index 8a7551dca42c0..a58b1c0bf4a61 100644
--- a/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterMetalLayer.mm
+++ b/shell/platform/darwin/ios/framework/Source/FlutterMetalLayer.mm
@@ -424,14 +424,14 @@ - (void)returnTexture:(FlutterTexture*)texture {
 }
 
 + (BOOL)enabled {
-  static BOOL enabled = YES;
+  static BOOL enabled = NO;
   static BOOL didCheckInfoPlist = NO;
   if (!didCheckInfoPlist) {
     didCheckInfoPlist = YES;
     NSNumber* use_flutter_metal_layer =
         [[NSBundle mainBundle] objectForInfoDictionaryKey:@"FLTUseFlutterMetalLayer"];
-    if (use_flutter_metal_layer != nil && ![use_flutter_metal_layer boolValue]) {
-      enabled = NO;
+    if (use_flutter_metal_layer != nil && [use_flutter_metal_layer boolValue]) {
+      enabled = YES;
     }
   }
   return enabled;