diff --git a/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts b/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
index d4fdf31769f..1fe89d6519e 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_FEATURES = {
   EMBER_GLIMMER_INVOKE_HELPER: true,
   EMBER_STRICT_MODE: true,
   EMBER_DYNAMIC_HELPERS_AND_MODIFIERS: true,
-  EMBER_ROUTING_ROUTER_SERVICE_REFRESH: null,
+  EMBER_ROUTING_ROUTER_SERVICE_REFRESH: true,
   EMBER_CACHED: true,
 };