diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a4e933f..e354c11 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Options:
         --[no-]native-comp           Enable/disable native-comp (default: enabled if supported)
         --[no-]native-march          Enable/disable -march=native CFLAG(default: disabled)
         --[no-]native-full-aot       Enable/disable NATIVE_FULL_AOT / Ahead of Time compilation (default: disabled)
-        --[no-]relink-eln-files      Enable/disable re-linking shared libraries in bundled *.eln files (default: disabled)
+        --[no-]relink-eln-files      Enable/disable re-linking shared libraries in bundled *.eln files (default: enabled)
         --[no-]rsvg                  Enable/disable SVG image support via librsvg (default: enabled)
         --no-titlebar                Apply no-titlebar patch (default: disabled)
         --posix-spawn                Apply posix-spawn patch (default: disabled)
diff --git a/build-emacs-for-macos b/build-emacs-for-macos
index d383e8f..65f4c2b 100755
--- a/build-emacs-for-macos
+++ b/build-emacs-for-macos
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
   cli_options = {
     work_dir: File.expand_path(__dir__),
     native_full_aot: false,
-    relink_eln: false,
+    relink_eln: true,
     native_march: false,
     parallel: Etc.nprocessors,
     rsvg: true,
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ if __FILE__ == $PROGRAM_NAME
 
       opts.on('--[no-]relink-eln-files',
               'Enable/disable re-linking shared libraries in bundled *.eln ' \
-              'files (default: disabled)') do |v|
+              'files (default: enabled)') do |v|
         cli_options[:relink_eln] = v
       end