--- a/git-annex.cabal
+++ b/git-annex.cabal
@@ -263,15 +263,19 @@ Flag Assistant
 
 Flag Pairing
   Description: Enable pairing
+  Default: True
 
 Flag Production
   Description: Enable production build (slower build; faster binary)
+  Default: True
 
 Flag TorrentParser
   Description: Use haskell torrent library to parse torrent files
+  Default: True
 
 Flag MagicMime
   Description: Use libmagic to determine file MIME types
+  Default: True
 
 Flag Benchmark
   Description: Enable benchmarking
@@ -283,6 +287,7 @@ Flag DebugLocks
 
 Flag Dbus
   Description: Enable dbus support
+  Default: True
 
 Flag GitLfs
   Description: Build with git-lfs library (rather than vendored copy)