int                     iosize;
 
        args->flags2 |= XFSMNT2_COMPAT_IOSIZE;
-
-#if 0  /* XXX: off by default, until some remaining issues ironed out */
-       args->flags |= XFSMNT_IDELETE; /* default to on */
-#endif
+       args->flags |= XFSMNT_IDELETE;
 
        if (!options)
                goto done;
                { XFS_MOUNT_NOUUID,             "," MNTOPT_NOUUID },
                { XFS_MOUNT_NORECOVERY,         "," MNTOPT_NORECOVERY },
                { XFS_MOUNT_OSYNCISOSYNC,       "," MNTOPT_OSYNCISOSYNC },
-               { XFS_MOUNT_IDELETE,            "," MNTOPT_NOIKEEP },
                { 0, NULL }
        };
        struct proc_xfs_info    *xfs_infop;
                seq_printf(m, "," MNTOPT_SWIDTH "=%d",
                                (int)XFS_FSB_TO_BB(mp, mp->m_swidth));
 
+       if (!(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_IDELETE))
+               seq_printf(m, "," MNTOPT_IKEEP);
        if (!(mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_COMPAT_IOSIZE))
                seq_printf(m, "," MNTOPT_LARGEIO);
        if (mp->m_flags & XFS_MOUNT_BARRIER)