diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c505af5c4d3..e61cde92301 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ opt fast-make 0 "use .gitmodules as timestamp for submodule deps"
 opt ccache 0 "invoke gcc/clang via ccache to reuse object files between builds"
 opt local-rust 0 "use an installed rustc rather than downloading a snapshot"
 opt llvm-static-stdcpp 0 "statically link to libstdc++ for LLVM"
-opt rpath 0 "build rpaths into rustc itself"
+opt rpath 1 "build rpaths into rustc itself"
 opt stage0-landing-pads 1 "enable landing pads during bootstrap with stage0"
 # This is used by the automation to produce single-target nightlies
 opt dist-host-only 0 "only install bins for the host architecture"