1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/file_exe.c b/src/file_exe.c
index 2d3565d3..ef0da406 100644
--- a/src/file_exe.c
+++ b/src/file_exe.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const file_hint_t file_hint_exe= {
   .min_header_distance=0,
   .max_filesize=PHOTOREC_MAX_FILE_SIZE,
   .recover=1,
+  .enable_by_default=1,
   .register_header_check=&register_header_check_exe
 };