diff --git a/wx-src/background.js b/wx-src/background.js
index 07a6fe9f..ed237396 100644
--- a/wx-src/background.js
+++ b/wx-src/background.js
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ async function init(aPrefs)
   log("Clippings/wx: OS: " + platform.os);
 
   if (platform.os == "linux" && aPrefs.clippingsMgrMinzWhenInactv === null) {
-    await aePrefs.setPrefs({clippingsMgrMinzWhenInactv: true});
+    await aePrefs.setPrefs({clippingsMgrMinzWhenInactv: false});
   }
 
   if (aPrefs.autoAdjustWndPos === null) {
diff --git a/wx-src/scripts/aePrefs.js b/wx-src/scripts/aePrefs.js
index f1b15ba5..25333093 100644
--- a/wx-src/scripts/aePrefs.js
+++ b/wx-src/scripts/aePrefs.js
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 
 let aePrefs = {
+  // Background script state persistence
   _defaultBkgdState: {
-    // Background script state persistence
     _clippingMenuItemIDMap: {},
     _folderMenuItemIDMap: {},
     _autoIncrPlchldrs: [],
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ let aePrefs = {
     },
   },
   
+  // User preferences and customizations
   _defaultPrefs: {
-    // User preferences and customizations
     showWelcome: true,
     htmlPaste: aeConst.HTMLPASTE_AS_FORMATTED,
     autoLineBreak: true,
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ let aePrefs = {
 
     // Remove deprecated prefs
     delete aPrefs.tabModalMsgBox;
+
+    // Change default setting of Linux-specific pref.
+    if (aPrefs.clippingsMgrMinzWhenInactv) {
+      aPrefs.clippingsMgrMinzWhenInactv = false;
+    }
   },