diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 858e1298f..f039f5f2d 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.87 - 
 ===============================
+  Change DEFAULT_UDEV_SYNC to 1 so udev_sync is used even without any config.
   Add systemd unit file to provide lvm2 monitoring.
   Compare also file size to detect changed config file.
 
diff --git a/lib/config/defaults.h b/lib/config/defaults.h
index afd8dc1aa..7793d3216 100644
--- a/lib/config/defaults.h
+++ b/lib/config/defaults.h
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_LABELSECTOR UINT64_C(1)
 #define DEFAULT_READ_AHEAD "auto"
 #define DEFAULT_UDEV_RULES 1
-#define DEFAULT_UDEV_SYNC 0
+#define DEFAULT_UDEV_SYNC 1
 #define DEFAULT_VERIFY_UDEV_OPERATIONS 0
 #define DEFAULT_ACTIVATION_CHECKS 0
 #define DEFAULT_EXTENT_SIZE 4096	/* In KB */