diff --git a/react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet/reducer.js b/react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet/reducer.js
index b123acad0..7ec9aea5e 100644
--- a/react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet/reducer.js
+++ b/react/features/base/lib-jitsi-meet/reducer.js
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ const INITIAL_STATE = {
         // place). Fortunately, these pieces of JavaScript currently involve
         // third parties and we can temporarily disable them (until we implement
         // an alternative to async script elements on React Native).
-        disableThirdPartyRequests: true
+        disableThirdPartyRequests: true,
+        preferH264: true
     },
     initializationError: null,
     initialized: false