diff --git a/sys/arm64/include/efi.h b/sys/arm64/include/efi.h
index ed9e8d86b7bc..d5cb44f740b0 100644
--- a/sys/arm64/include/efi.h
+++ b/sys/arm64/include/efi.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #define	EFI_TIME_UNLOCK()
 #define	EFI_TIME_OWNED()
 
-#define	EFI_RT_HANDLE_FAULTS_DEFAULT	0
+#define	EFI_RT_HANDLE_FAULTS_DEFAULT	1
 #endif
 
 struct efirt_callinfo {