diff --git a/daemon/face/generic-link-service.hpp b/daemon/face/generic-link-service.hpp
index c8eea37..cd124c0 100644
--- a/daemon/face/generic-link-service.hpp
+++ b/daemon/face/generic-link-service.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2014-2018,  Regents of the University of California,
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2019,  Regents of the University of California,
  *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
  *                           Colorado State University,
  *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
 
     /** \brief enables self-learning forwarding support
      */
-    bool allowSelfLearning = false;
+    bool allowSelfLearning = true;
   };
 
   /** \brief counters provided by GenericLinkService