diff --git a/src/coreclr/crossgen-corelib.proj b/src/coreclr/crossgen-corelib.proj
index fadc1f514c872f..a9d781a9c7d36e 100644
--- a/src/coreclr/crossgen-corelib.proj
+++ b/src/coreclr/crossgen-corelib.proj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
           AfterTargets="Build">
     <PropertyGroup>
       <!-- Default for using Crossgen2 when not set externally -->
-      <UseCrossgen2 Condition="'$(UseCrossgen2)' == ''">false</UseCrossgen2>
+      <UseCrossgen2 Condition="'$(UseCrossgen2)' == ''">true</UseCrossgen2>
 
       <OSPlatformConfig>$(TargetOS).$(TargetArchitecture).$(Configuration)</OSPlatformConfig>
       <RootBinDir>$([MSBuild]::NormalizeDirectory('$(RepoRoot)', 'artifacts'))</RootBinDir>