diff --git a/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java b/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java
index f9e5054e9..d8472011a 100644
--- a/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java
+++ b/smack-tcp/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/tcp/XMPPTCPConnection.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class XMPPTCPConnection extends AbstractXMPPConnection {
      */
     private BundleAndDeferCallback bundleAndDeferCallback = defaultBundleAndDeferCallback;
 
-    private static boolean useSmDefault = false;
+    private static boolean useSmDefault = true;
 
     private static boolean useSmResumptionDefault = true;