diff --git a/xmonad-contrib.cabal b/xmonad-contrib.cabal
index 4fd93927..ce1fce15 100644
--- a/xmonad-contrib.cabal
+++ b/xmonad-contrib.cabal
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ source-repository head
 
 flag use_xft
   description: Use Xft to render text
+  default: True
 
 flag pedantic
   description: Be pedantic (-Werror and the like)