diff --git a/man/pulse-daemon.conf.5.xml.in b/man/pulse-daemon.conf.5.xml.in
index 048f8f454..bc91a5af8 100644
--- a/man/pulse-daemon.conf.5.xml.in
+++ b/man/pulse-daemon.conf.5.xml.in
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ License along with PulseAudio; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
       channel is available as well. If no input LFE channel is
       available the output LFE channel will always be 0. If no output
       LFE channel is available the signal on the input LFE channel
-      will be ignored. Defaults to <opt>no</opt>.</p>
+      will be ignored. Defaults to <opt>yes</opt>.</p>
     </option>
 
     <option>
diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon-conf.c b/src/daemon/daemon-conf.c
index 82df0ea9e..21a8edb18 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon-conf.c
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon-conf.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const pa_daemon_conf default_conf = {
     .log_time = false,
     .resample_method = PA_RESAMPLER_AUTO,
     .disable_remixing = false,
-    .disable_lfe_remixing = true,
+    .disable_lfe_remixing = false,
     .lfe_crossover_freq = 120,
     .config_file = NULL,
     .use_pid_file = true,
diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon.conf.in b/src/daemon/daemon.conf.in
index 61df20a98..b48afa23f 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon.conf.in
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ ifelse(@HAVE_DBUS@, 1, [dnl
 
 ; resample-method = speex-float-1
 ; enable-remixing = yes
-; enable-lfe-remixing = no
+; enable-lfe-remixing = yes
 ; lfe-crossover-freq = 120
 
 ; flat-volumes = yes