diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 0c86bcb..aac32dc 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 )
 
 option('host-gpios', type : 'feature',
-    value : 'disabled',
+    value : 'enabled',
     description : 'Enable gpio mechanism to check host state.',
 )