diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index c2cb3be64..3efba96b4 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.107 - 
 ==================================
+  Configure --enable-udev-systemd-background-jobs if not disabled explicitly.
   Add lvmdump -s to collect system info and context (currently systemd only).
   Refactor allocation code to make A_POSITIONAL_FILL explicit.
   Use thread-safe ctime_r() for clvmd debug logging.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9b5c2e790..2032e15e0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1599,8 +1599,8 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-lvmetad        enable the LVM Metadata Daemon
   --disable-blkid_wiping  disable libblkid detection of signatures when wiping
                           and use native code instead
-  --enable-udev-systemd-background-jobs
-                          enable udev-systemd protocol to instantiate a
+  --disable-udev-systemd-background-jobs
+                          disable udev-systemd protocol to instantiate a
                           service for background job
   --enable-udev_sync      enable synchronisation with udev processing
   --enable-udev_rules     install rule files needed for udev synchronisation
@@ -9689,7 +9689,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking whether to use udev-systemd protocol for jobs in background
 if test "${enable_udev_systemd_background_jobs+set}" = set; then :
   enableval=$enable_udev_systemd_background_jobs; UDEV_SYSTEMD_BACKGROUND_JOBS=$enableval
 else
-  UDEV_SYSTEMD_BACKGROUND_JOBS=no
+  UDEV_SYSTEMD_BACKGROUND_JOBS=yes
 fi
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $UDEV_SYSTEMD_BACKGROUND_JOBS" >&5
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6b84e477d..f3c357087 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1048,9 +1048,9 @@ fi
 dnl -- Enable udev-systemd protocol to instantiate a service for background jobs
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether to use udev-systemd protocol for jobs in background)
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(udev-systemd-background-jobs,
-	      AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-udev-systemd-background-jobs],
-			     [enable udev-systemd protocol to instantiate a service for background job]),
-	      UDEV_SYSTEMD_BACKGROUND_JOBS=$enableval, UDEV_SYSTEMD_BACKGROUND_JOBS=no)
+	      AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-udev-systemd-background-jobs],
+			     [disable udev-systemd protocol to instantiate a service for background job]),
+	      UDEV_SYSTEMD_BACKGROUND_JOBS=$enableval, UDEV_SYSTEMD_BACKGROUND_JOBS=yes)
 AC_MSG_RESULT($UDEV_SYSTEMD_BACKGROUND_JOBS)
 
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