diff --git a/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Codegen/LLVMGPU/KernelConfig.cpp b/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Codegen/LLVMGPU/KernelConfig.cpp
index 1117801..d740b5d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Codegen/LLVMGPU/KernelConfig.cpp
+++ b/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Codegen/LLVMGPU/KernelConfig.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 llvm::cl::opt<bool> clGPUEnableVectorDistribution(
     "iree-codegen-llvmgpu-use-vector-distribution",
     llvm::cl::desc("enable the usage of the vector distribution pipeline"),
-    llvm::cl::init(false));
+    llvm::cl::init(true));
 
 llvm::cl::opt<bool> clGPUEnableTransformDialectJit(
     "iree-codegen-llvmgpu-enable-transform-dialect-jit",