diff --git a/config/Config-build.in b/config/Config-build.in
index 481be0bb6c55dd..6db2354e88c54f 100644
--- a/config/Config-build.in
+++ b/config/Config-build.in
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ menu "Global build settings"
 	config USE_APK
 		imply PACKAGE_apk-mbedtls
 		bool "Use APK instead of OPKG to build distribution (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+		default y
 
 	comment "General build options"