diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
index ace0660768f86..e9f2ddff340e0 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewRootImpl.java
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ public final class ViewRootImpl implements ViewParent,
      * @hide
      */
     public static final boolean LOCAL_LAYOUT =
-            SystemProperties.getBoolean("persist.debug.local_layout", false);
+            SystemProperties.getBoolean("persist.debug.local_layout", true);
 
     /**
      * Set this system property to true to force the view hierarchy to render