diff --git a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
--- a/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
+++ b/sys/dev/cxgbe/t4_main.c
@@ -7786,7 +7786,7 @@
 		SYSCTL_ADD_INT(ctx, children, OID_AUTO, "rx_coalesce",
 		    CTLFLAG_RW, &sc->tt.rx_coalesce, 0, "receive coalescing");
 
-		sc->tt.tls = 0;
+		sc->tt.tls = 1;
 		SYSCTL_ADD_PROC(ctx, children, OID_AUTO, "tls", CTLTYPE_INT |
 		    CTLFLAG_RW | CTLFLAG_MPSAFE, sc, 0, sysctl_tls, "I",
 		    "Inline TLS allowed");