diff --git a/core/core.el b/core/core.el
index 7c65fddce..9fcaff288 100644
--- a/core/core.el
+++ b/core/core.el
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ config.el instead."
 (setq-default bidi-display-reordering 'left-to-right
               bidi-paragraph-direction 'left-to-right)
 
+;; Disabling the BPA makes redisplay faster, but might produce incorrect display
+;; reordering of bidirectional text with embedded parentheses and other bracket
+;; characters whose 'paired-bracket' Unicode property is non-nil.
+(setq bidi-inhibit-bpa t)  ; Emacs 27 only
+
 ;; Reduce rendering/line scan work for Emacs by not rendering cursors or regions
 ;; in non-focused windows.
 (setq-default cursor-in-non-selected-windows nil)