diff --git a/ntoskrnl/kdbg/kdb_cli.c b/ntoskrnl/kdbg/kdb_cli.c
index c86b770c81d..c4277771b8b 100644
--- a/ntoskrnl/kdbg/kdb_cli.c
+++ b/ntoskrnl/kdbg/kdb_cli.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ BOOLEAN
     IN PCH Argv[]);
 
 static PKDBG_CLI_ROUTINE KdbCliCallbacks[10];
-static BOOLEAN KdbUseIntelSyntax = FALSE; /* Set to TRUE for intel syntax */
+static BOOLEAN KdbUseIntelSyntax = TRUE; /* Set to TRUE for intel syntax */
 static BOOLEAN KdbBreakOnModuleLoad = FALSE; /* Set to TRUE to break into KDB when a module is loaded */
 
 static ULONG KdbNumberOfRowsPrinted = 0;