diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/ExecutionOptions.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/ExecutionOptions.java
index df7eef4..c8444fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/ExecutionOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/exec/ExecutionOptions.java
@@ -416,14 +416,14 @@
   public String executionLogFile;
 
   @Option(
-    name = "experimental_split_xml_generation",
-    defaultValue = "false",
-    documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.EXECUTION_STRATEGY,
-    effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.EXECUTION},
-    help = "If this flag is set, and a test action does not generate a test.xml file, then "
-        + "Bazel uses a separate action to generate a dummy test.xml file containing the test log. "
-        + "Otherwise, Bazel generates the test.xml as part of the test action."
-  )
+      name = "experimental_split_xml_generation",
+      defaultValue = "true",
+      documentationCategory = OptionDocumentationCategory.EXECUTION_STRATEGY,
+      effectTags = {OptionEffectTag.EXECUTION},
+      help =
+          "If this flag is set, and a test action does not generate a test.xml file, then "
+              + "Bazel uses a separate action to generate a dummy test.xml file containing the "
+              + "test log. Otherwise, Bazel generates a test.xml as part of the test action.")
   public boolean splitXmlGeneration;
 
   /** Converter for the --flaky_test_attempts option. */