diff --git a/tabby-terminal/src/config.ts b/tabby-terminal/src/config.ts
index 8465a811..0c62b744 100644
--- a/tabby-terminal/src/config.ts
+++ b/tabby-terminal/src/config.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ export class TerminalConfigProvider extends ConfigProvider {
         [Platform.Linux]: {
             terminal: {
                 font: 'Liberation Mono',
+                pasteOnMiddleClick: false, // handled by OS
             },
             hotkeys: {
                 'ctrl-c': ['Ctrl-C'],