diff --git a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
index f444b2311b..53b435e496 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ add_boolean_option(UE_AUTOTEST_TRACE   False "Activate UE autotest specific logs
 add_boolean_option(UE_DEBUG_TRACE      False "Activate UE debug trace")
 add_boolean_option(UE_TIMING_TRACE     False "Activate UE timing trace")
 add_boolean_option(DEBUG_CONSOLE       False "makes debugging easier, disables stdout/stderr buffering")
-add_boolean_option(NEW_GTPU            False "NEW_GTP")
+add_boolean_option(NEW_GTPU            True  "NEW_GTP")
 
 set (OCP_ITTI ${OPENAIR_DIR}/common/utils/ocp_itti)
 add_library(ITTI