diff --git a/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.cpp b/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.cpp
index 95cc128b..4a523827 100644
--- a/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/DecompilerWidget.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ DecompilerWidget::DecompilerWidget(MainWindow *main, QAction *action) :
 
     auto decompilers = Core()->getDecompilers();
     auto selectedDecompilerId = Config()->getSelectedDecompiler();
+    if (selectedDecompilerId.isEmpty()) {
+        // If no decompiler was previously chosen. set r2ghidra as default decompiler
+        selectedDecompilerId = "r2ghidra";
+    }
+
     for (auto dec : decompilers) {
         ui->decompilerComboBox->addItem(dec->getName(), dec->getId());
         if (dec->getId() == selectedDecompilerId) {