diff --git a/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts b/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
index 730e9360b16..710f28132b7 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_FEATURES = {
   EMBER_NAMED_BLOCKS: true,
   EMBER_GLIMMER_HELPER_MANAGER: true,
   EMBER_GLIMMER_INVOKE_HELPER: true,
-  EMBER_MODERNIZED_BUILT_IN_COMPONENTS: null,
+  EMBER_MODERNIZED_BUILT_IN_COMPONENTS: true,
   EMBER_STRICT_MODE: true,
   EMBER_DYNAMIC_HELPERS_AND_MODIFIERS: null,
 };