diff --git a/fsnotify.go b/fsnotify.go
index 0760efe9..61f94896 100644
--- a/fsnotify.go
+++ b/fsnotify.go
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ func withCreate() addOpt {
 	return func(opt *withOpts) { opt.sendCreate = true }
 }
 
-var enableRecurse = false
+var enableRecurse = true
 
 // Check if this path is recursive (ends with "/..." or "\..."), and return the
 // path with the /... stripped.