diff --git a/prog/main.go b/prog/main.go
index b32cc4041..2f698dab0 100644
--- a/prog/main.go
+++ b/prog/main.go
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func main() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&flags.probe.spyProcs, "probe.proc.spy", true, "associate endpoints with processes (needs root)")
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.probe.procRoot, "probe.proc.root", "/proc", "location of the proc filesystem")
 	flag.BoolVar(&flags.probe.procEnabled, "probe.processes", true, "produce process topology & include procspied connections")
-	flag.BoolVar(&flags.probe.useEbpfConn, "probe.ebpf.connections", false, "enable connection tracking with eBPF")
+	flag.BoolVar(&flags.probe.useEbpfConn, "probe.ebpf.connections", true, "enable connection tracking with eBPF")
 
 	// Docker
 	flag.BoolVar(&flags.probe.dockerEnabled, "probe.docker", false, "collect Docker-related attributes for processes")