diff --git a/src/ucioption.cpp b/src/ucioption.cpp
index 2b66a475..ec83c7c8 100644
--- a/src/ucioption.cpp
+++ b/src/ucioption.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void init(OptionsMap& o) {
   o["SyzygyProbeDepth"]      << Option(1, 1, 100);
   o["Syzygy50MoveRule"]      << Option(true);
   o["SyzygyProbeLimit"]      << Option(7, 0, 7);
-  o["Use NNUE"]              << Option(false, on_use_NNUE);
+  o["Use NNUE"]              << Option(true, on_use_NNUE);
   // The default must follow the format nn-[SHA256 first 12 digits].nnue
   // for the build process (profile-build and fishtest) to work.
   o["EvalFile"]              << Option("nn-82215d0fd0df.nnue", on_eval_file);