diff --git a/main/main.c b/main/main.c
index 4af274ebd66..1f1be3de87c 100644
--- a/main/main.c
+++ b/main/main.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ PHP_INI_BEGIN()
 	STD_PHP_INI_ENTRY("output_handler",			NULL,		PHP_INI_PERDIR|PHP_INI_SYSTEM,	OnUpdateString,	output_handler,		php_core_globals,	core_globals)
 	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("register_argc_argv",	"1",		PHP_INI_PERDIR|PHP_INI_SYSTEM,	OnUpdateBool,	register_argc_argv,		php_core_globals,	core_globals)
 	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("register_globals",		"0",		PHP_INI_PERDIR|PHP_INI_SYSTEM,	OnUpdateBool,	register_globals,		php_core_globals,	core_globals)
-	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("register_long_arrays",	"0",		PHP_INI_PERDIR|PHP_INI_SYSTEM,	OnUpdateBool,	register_long_arrays,	php_core_globals,	core_globals)
+	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("register_long_arrays",	"1",		PHP_INI_PERDIR|PHP_INI_SYSTEM,	OnUpdateBool,	register_long_arrays,	php_core_globals,	core_globals)
 #if PHP_SAFE_MODE
 	STD_PHP_INI_BOOLEAN("safe_mode",			"1",		PHP_INI_SYSTEM,		OnUpdateBool,			safe_mode,				php_core_globals,	core_globals)
 #else
diff --git a/php.ini-dist b/php.ini-dist
index c7e586970cb..de61d45ed1a 100644
--- a/php.ini-dist
+++ b/php.ini-dist
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ register_globals = Off
 ; Whether or not to register the old-style input arrays, HTTP_GET_VARS
 ; and friends.  If you're not using them, it's recommended to turn them off,
 ; for performance reasons.
-register_long_arrays = Off
+register_long_arrays = On
 
 ; This directive tells PHP whether to declare the argv&argc variables (that
 ; would contain the GET information).  If you don't use these variables, you