diff --git a/SuperBuild.cmake b/SuperBuild.cmake
index 95d660f54..1fcb479fb 100644
--- a/SuperBuild.cmake
+++ b/SuperBuild.cmake
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ CMAKE_DEPENDENT_OPTION(
   "BUILD_STYLE_UTILS" OFF
   )
 
-option(ITK_BUILD_MINC_SUPPORT "Build support for MINC2" OFF)
+option(ITK_BUILD_MINC_SUPPORT "Build support for MINC2" ON)
 
 set(EXTERNAL_PROJECT_BUILD_TYPE "Release" CACHE STRING "Default build type for support libraries")