diff --git a/ext/xml/config.m4 b/ext/xml/config.m4
index 30396b90b5b..5e7025d640b 100644
--- a/ext/xml/config.m4
+++ b/ext/xml/config.m4
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(xml,
 [  --enable-xml            Include XML support using bundled expat lib],[
   PHP_XML=$enableval
 ],[
-  PHP_XML=no
+  PHP_XML=yes
 ])
 AC_MSG_RESULT($PHP_XML)