diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 30eed934a4..a5db83d98e 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ option('nls',
 
 option('luajit',
   type: 'boolean',
-  value: false,
+  value: true,
   description: 'Flag for handling lua bindings'
 )