--- a/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-linux.c
+++ b/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-linux.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(
     modeset,
-    "Enable atomic kernel modesetting (1 = enable, 0 = disable (default))");
+    "Enable atomic kernel modesetting (1 = enable (default), 0 = disable)");
 module_param_named(modeset, nv_drm_modeset_module_param, bool, 0400);
 
 #if defined(NV_DRM_FBDEV_AVAILABLE)
--- a/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-os-interface.c
+++ b/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-os-interface.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #include <drm/drmP.h>
 #endif
 
-bool nv_drm_modeset_module_param = false;
+bool nv_drm_modeset_module_param = true;
 bool nv_drm_fbdev_module_param = true;
 
 void *nv_drm_calloc(size_t nmemb, size_t size)