diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8e91dee299c..e5959283e2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14074,7 +14074,7 @@ let
   zathuraCollection = recurseIntoAttrs
     (callPackage ../applications/misc/zathura {
         callPackage = newScope pkgs.zathuraCollection;
-        useMupdf = config.zathura.useMupdf or false;
+        useMupdf = config.zathura.useMupdf or true;
       });
 
   zathura = zathuraCollection.zathuraWrapper;