diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/CameraHalHdrPlusPreferenceControllerV2.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/CameraHalHdrPlusPreferenceControllerV2.java
index cb03bfc0211..11ee6c78a15 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/CameraHalHdrPlusPreferenceControllerV2.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/CameraHalHdrPlusPreferenceControllerV2.java
@@ -95,6 +95,6 @@ public class CameraHalHdrPlusPreferenceControllerV2 extends
     }
 
     private boolean isHalHdrplusEnabled() {
-        return SystemProperties.getBoolean(PROPERTY_CAMERA_HAL_HDRPLUS, false /* default */);
+        return SystemProperties.getBoolean(PROPERTY_CAMERA_HAL_HDRPLUS, true /* default */);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/development/CameraHalHdrplusPreferenceController.java b/src/com/android/settings/development/CameraHalHdrplusPreferenceController.java
index 39b6db2e380..a5390ccec21 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/development/CameraHalHdrplusPreferenceController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/development/CameraHalHdrplusPreferenceController.java
@@ -104,6 +104,6 @@ public class CameraHalHdrplusPreferenceController extends AbstractPreferenceCont
     }
 
     private boolean isHalHdrplusEnabled() {
-        return SystemProperties.getBoolean(PROPERTY_CAMERA_HAL_HDRPLUS, false);
+        return SystemProperties.getBoolean(PROPERTY_CAMERA_HAL_HDRPLUS, true);
     }
 }