diff --git a/src/optiondefs.h b/src/optiondefs.h
index 97fc4d4..585604f 100644
--- a/src/optiondefs.h
+++ b/src/optiondefs.h
@@ -2845,7 +2845,7 @@
 			    {(char_u *)FALSE, (char_u *)0L} SCTX_INIT},
     {"wildmenu",    "wmnu", P_BOOL|P_VI_DEF,
 			    (char_u *)&p_wmnu, PV_NONE, NULL, NULL,
-			    {(char_u *)FALSE, (char_u *)0L} SCTX_INIT},
+			    {(char_u *)TRUE, (char_u *)0L} SCTX_INIT},
     {"wildmode",    "wim",  P_STRING|P_VI_DEF|P_ONECOMMA|P_NODUP|P_COLON,
 			    (char_u *)&p_wim, PV_NONE, did_set_wildmode, expand_set_wildmode,
 			    {(char_u *)"full", (char_u *)0L} SCTX_INIT},