diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/gpu/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/gpu/GPUFeatures.java b/x-pack/plugin/gpu/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/gpu/GPUFeatures.java
index cf9ed7b7e5a46..722f15432934e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/gpu/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/gpu/GPUFeatures.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/gpu/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/gpu/GPUFeatures.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 public class GPUFeatures implements FeatureSpecification {
 
-    public static final NodeFeature VECTORS_INDEXING_USE_GPU = new NodeFeature("vectors.indexing.use_gpu");
+    public static final NodeFeature VECTORS_INDEXING_USE_GPU = new NodeFeature("vectors.indexing.use_gpu", true);
 
     @Override
     public Set<NodeFeature> getFeatures() {