diff --git a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jmx/JmxAutoConfiguration.java b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jmx/JmxAutoConfiguration.java
index 1274092a44..861cd0ae84 100644
--- a/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jmx/JmxAutoConfiguration.java
+++ b/spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/jmx/JmxAutoConfiguration.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import org.springframework.jmx.export.MBeanExporter;
 @Configuration
 @ConditionalOnClass({ MBeanExporter.class })
 @ConditionalOnMissingBean({ MBeanExporter.class })
-@ConditionalOnExpression("${spring.jmx.enabled:false}")
+@ConditionalOnExpression("${spring.jmx.enabled:true}")
 public class JmxAutoConfiguration {
 
 	@Configuration