--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ option('qml-bindings',
        type: 'boolean', value: true,
        description: 'Build the QML bindings (requires the Qt bindings)')
 option('soup2',
-       type: 'boolean', value: false,
+       type: 'boolean', value: true,
        description: 'Whether to build with libsoup2')