diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
index f727c5c7a..725600573 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Parameters.h
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ struct NppGUI final
 	bool _muteSounds = false;
 	bool _enableFoldCmdToggable = false;
 	bool _hideMenuRightShortcuts = false;
-	writeTechnologyEngine _writeTechnologyEngine = defaultTechnology;
+	writeTechnologyEngine _writeTechnologyEngine = directWriteTechnology;
 	bool _isWordCharDefault = true;
 	std::string _customWordChars;
 	urlMode _styleURL = urlUnderLineFg;
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp
index 13f9531cf..c73d30d9c 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/ScintillaComponent/ScintillaEditView.cpp
@@ -312,10 +312,15 @@ void ScintillaEditView::init(HINSTANCE hInst, HWND hPere)
 	execute(SCI_INDICSETUNDER, SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT4, true);
 	execute(SCI_INDICSETUNDER, SCE_UNIVERSAL_FOUND_STYLE_EXT5, true);
 
-	if ((NppParameters::getInstance()).getNppGUI()._writeTechnologyEngine == directWriteTechnology)
+	HMODULE hNtdllModule = ::GetModuleHandle(L"ntdll.dll");
+	FARPROC isWINE = ::GetProcAddress(hNtdllModule, "wine_get_version");
+	if ((NppParameters::getInstance()).getNppGUI()._writeTechnologyEngine == directWriteTechnology && !isWINE) // There is a performance issue under WINE when DirectWright is ON,
+	                                                                                                           // so we turn it off if user uses Notepad++ under WINE
+	{
 		execute(SCI_SETTECHNOLOGY, SC_TECHNOLOGY_DIRECTWRITE);
-	// If useDirectWrite is turned off, leave the technology setting untouched,
-	// so that existing plugins using SCI_SETTECHNOLOGY behave like before
+		// If useDirectWrite is turned off, leave the technology setting untouched,
+		// so that existing plugins using SCI_SETTECHNOLOGY behave like before
+	}
 
 	_codepage = ::GetACP();