diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index a9f820947b..d2876dae9a 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ option('onnx_include',
 
 option('xla',
        type: 'boolean',
-       value: false,
+       value: true,
        description: 'Enable XLA backend')
 
 option('lc0',