diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3a2bdc60e4..66390b641b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(eventdns,
         yes) eventdns=true ;;
         no)  eventdns=false ;;
         *) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value for --enable-eventdns) ;;
-      esac], [eventdns=false])
+      esac], [eventdns=true])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(EVENTDNS, test x$eventdns = xtrue)
 if test x$eventdns = xtrue; then
    AC_DEFINE([USE_EVENTDNS], 1, "Define to 1 if we'll be using eventdns.c")