diff --git a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
index 4ed8a02d675..db28e2ed035 100644
--- a/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
+++ b/src/cmd/link/internal/ld/main.go
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ var (
 	flagInterpreter = flag.String("I", "", "use `linker` as ELF dynamic linker")
 	FlagDebugTramp  = flag.Int("debugtramp", 0, "debug trampolines")
 	FlagStrictDups  = flag.Int("strictdups", 0, "sanity check duplicate symbol contents during object file reading (1=warn 2=err).")
-	FlagNewLdElf    = flag.Bool("newldelf", false, "ELF host obj load with new loader")
+	FlagNewLdElf    = flag.Bool("newldelf", true, "ELF host obj load with new loader")
 
 	FlagRound       = flag.Int("R", -1, "set address rounding `quantum`")
 	FlagTextAddr    = flag.Int64("T", -1, "set text segment `address`")