diff --git a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoRuntimeSettings.java b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoRuntimeSettings.java
index 7da945684ed6..a2759a2f10bf 100644
--- a/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoRuntimeSettings.java
+++ b/mobile/android/geckoview/src/main/java/org/mozilla/geckoview/GeckoRuntimeSettings.java
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ public final class GeckoRuntimeSettings extends RuntimeSettings {
     /* package */ final Pref<Boolean> mHttpsOnlyPrivateMode = new Pref<Boolean>(
         "dom.security.https_only_mode_pbm", false);
     /* package */ final Pref<Integer> mProcessCount = new Pref<>(
-            "dom.ipc.processCount", BuildConfig.RELEASE_OR_BETA ? 1 : 2);
+            "dom.ipc.processCount", 2);
 
     /* package */ int mPreferredColorScheme = COLOR_SCHEME_SYSTEM;