diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index 8c132a7fbd2c46f9785f7b8ce16a74ee9a2fb60b..38fc5f397fdede04ebaf4f3f9c2e89118ee6b235 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -449,12 +449,11 @@ static DEFINE_IDA(rbd_dev_id_ida);
 static struct workqueue_struct *rbd_wq;
 
 /*
- * Default to false for now, as single-major requires >= 0.75 version of
- * userspace rbd utility.
+ * single-major requires >= 0.75 version of userspace rbd utility.
  */
-static bool single_major = false;
+static bool single_major = true;
 module_param(single_major, bool, S_IRUGO);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(single_major, "Use a single major number for all rbd devices (default: false)");
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(single_major, "Use a single major number for all rbd devices (default: true)");
 
 static int rbd_img_request_submit(struct rbd_img_request *img_request);