diff --git a/src/stdlib_flags.h b/src/stdlib_flags.h
index 77aa54db2d..fc6ece76ff 100644
--- a/src/stdlib_flags.h
+++ b/src/stdlib_flags.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ options get_default_options() {
     // see https://leanprover.github.io/lean4/doc/make/index.html#further-bootstrapping-complications
 #if LEAN_IS_STAGE0 == 1
     // switch to `true` for ABI-breaking changes affecting meta code
-    opts = opts.update({"interpreter", "prefer_native"}, false);
+    opts = opts.update({"interpreter", "prefer_native"}, true);
     // switch to `true` for changing built-in parsers used in quotations
     opts = opts.update({"internal", "parseQuotWithCurrentStage"}, false);
 #endif