diff --git a/rootdir/init.rc b/rootdir/init.rc
index 896745bec..1be3a3bcd 100644
--- a/rootdir/init.rc
+++ b/rootdir/init.rc
@@ -768,6 +768,9 @@ on post-fs-data
     chown root system /dev/fscklogs/log
     chmod 0770 /dev/fscklogs/log
 
+    # Enable FUSE by default
+    setprop persist.sys.fuse true
+
 # Switch between sdcardfs and FUSE depending on persist property
 # TODO: Move this to ro property before launch because FDE devices
 # interact with persistent properties differently during boot