diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Tests/win32/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/ControlWin32Tests.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Tests/win32/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/ControlWin32Tests.java
index 66f0b3c400e..ecce8aff23d 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Tests/win32/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/ControlWin32Tests.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT Tests/win32/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/ControlWin32Tests.java	
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public void testCorrectScaleUpUsingDifferentSetBoundsMethod() {
 	}
 
 	@ParameterizedTest
-	@CsvSource({ "0.5, 100, true", "1.0, 200, true", "2.0, 200, true", "2.0, quarter, true", "0.5, 100, false",
+	@CsvSource({ "2.0, quarter, true", "0.5, 100, false",
 			"1.0, 200, false", "2.0, 200, false", "2.0, quarter, false", })
 	public void testAutoScaleImageData(float scaleFactor, String autoScale, boolean monitorSpecificScaling) {
 		Win32DPIUtils.setMonitorSpecificScaling(monitorSpecificScaling);
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/common/org/eclipse/swt/internal/DPIUtil.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/common/org/eclipse/swt/internal/DPIUtil.java
index eb407d39f64..66b3e7107df 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/common/org/eclipse/swt/internal/DPIUtil.java	
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.swt/Eclipse SWT/common/org/eclipse/swt/internal/DPIUtil.java	
@@ -51,7 +51,14 @@ public static Optional<AutoScaleMethod> forString(String s) {
 
 	private static String autoScaleValue;
 
-	private static final Set<String> ALLOWED_AUTOSCALE_VALUES_FOR_UPDATE_ON_RUNTIME = Set.of("quarter", "exact", "false");
+	private static final Set<String> ALLOWED_AUTOSCALE_VALUES_FOR_UPDATE_ON_RUNTIME = Set.of("quarter", "exact");
+
+	/**
+	 * System property that enforces to use autoScale value despite incompatibility
+	 * For e.g. Monitor-specific scaling with int200 autoscale value
+	 */
+	private static final String SWT_AUTOSCALE_DISABLE_COMPATIBILITY_CHECK = "swt.autoScale.force";
+
 	/**
 	 * System property to enable to scale the application on runtime
 	 * when a DPI change is detected.
@@ -140,20 +147,20 @@ static void setAutoScaleValue(String autoScaleValueArg) {
  * scaling.
  */
 public static boolean isSetupCompatibleToMonitorSpecificScaling() {
-	if (DPIUtil.getAutoScaleValue() == null) {
+	// Per-monitor DPI supported only on Windows
+	if (!"win32".equals(SWT.getPlatform())) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (ALLOWED_AUTOSCALE_VALUES_FOR_UPDATE_ON_RUNTIME.contains(DPIUtil.getAutoScaleValue().toLowerCase())) {
+	// Default means: treat as "quarter" (compatible)
+	if (autoScaleValue == null || "true".equalsIgnoreCase(System.getProperty(SWT_AUTOSCALE_DISABLE_COMPATIBILITY_CHECK))) {
 		return true;
 	}
-	try {
-		Integer.parseInt(DPIUtil.getAutoScaleValue());
-		return true;
-	} catch (NumberFormatException e) {
-		// unsupported value, use default
-	}
-	return false;
+
+	String value = autoScaleValue.toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
+
+	// Compatible only if one of the known values
+	return ALLOWED_AUTOSCALE_VALUES_FOR_UPDATE_ON_RUNTIME.contains(value);
 }
 
 public static boolean isMonitorSpecificScalingActive() {