diff --git a/ikiwiki b/ikiwiki
index ea5604365..f8b43d720 100755
--- a/ikiwiki
+++ b/ikiwiki
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ sub getconfig () { #{{{
 			historyurl => '',
 			diffurl => '',
 			anonok => 0,
-			rss => 0,
+			rss => 1,
 			rebuild => 0,
 			wrapper => undef,
 			wrappermode => undef,