diff --git a/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c b/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
index e8d0ca12029e..09189115aec8 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
+++ b/sys/arm64/arm64/pmap.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ extern pt_entry_t pagetable_dmap[];
 
 static SYSCTL_NODE(_vm, OID_AUTO, pmap, CTLFLAG_RD, 0, "VM/pmap parameters");
 
-static int superpages_enabled = 0;
+static int superpages_enabled = 1;
 SYSCTL_INT(_vm_pmap, OID_AUTO, superpages_enabled,
     CTLFLAG_RDTUN | CTLFLAG_NOFETCH, &superpages_enabled, 0,
     "Are large page mappings enabled?");