diff --git a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
index 5f2c139143a7..44fd850f05c1 100644
--- a/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
+++ b/fs/cifs/cifsfs.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ bool enable_oplocks = true;
 bool linuxExtEnabled = true;
 bool lookupCacheEnabled = true;
 bool disable_legacy_dialects; /* false by default */
-bool enable_gcm_256;  /* false by default, change when more servers support it */
+bool enable_gcm_256 = true;
 bool require_gcm_256; /* false by default */
 unsigned int global_secflags = CIFSSEC_DEF;
 /* unsigned int ntlmv2_support = 0; */