diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3c4477560..8765a97b5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ OPTION(BUILD_EXAMPLES			"Build library usage example apps"			OFF)
 OPTION(BUILD_FUZZERS			"Build the fuzz targets"				OFF)
 OPTION(TAGS				"Generate tags"						OFF)
 OPTION(PROFILE				"Generate profiling information"			OFF)
-OPTION(ENABLE_TRACE			"Enables tracing support"				OFF)
+OPTION(ENABLE_TRACE			"Enables tracing support"				ON)
 OPTION(LIBGIT2_FILENAME			"Name of the produced binary"				OFF)
 OPTION(USE_SSH				"Link with libssh2 to enable SSH support"		 ON)
 OPTION(USE_HTTPS			"Enable HTTPS support. Can be set to a specific backend" ON)