diff --git a/lib/prawn/disable_word_break.rb b/lib/prawn/disable_word_break.rb
index 668f5ff..f2940c6 100644
--- a/lib/prawn/disable_word_break.rb
+++ b/lib/prawn/disable_word_break.rb
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ module DisableWordBreak
     extend Forwardable
 
     Config = Struct.new(
-      # Sets the default value for the disable_word_break option. Default is false.
+      # Sets the default value for the disable_word_break option. Default is true.
       :default,
 
       keyword_init: true
     )
 
     def self.config
-      @config ||= Config.new(default: false)
+      @config ||= Config.new(default: true)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/features/text_line_wrapping_test.rb b/test/features/text_line_wrapping_test.rb
index 73e1c0e..9a40f9d 100644
--- a/test/features/text_line_wrapping_test.rb
+++ b/test/features/text_line_wrapping_test.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class TextLineWrappingTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   include TestHelper
 
   test 'text line-wrapping' do
+    Prawn::DisableWordBreak.config.default = false
+
     pdf = Prawn::Document.new do |doc|
       doc.instance_eval(&renderer_on("DisabledWordBreak is disabled", disable_word_break_option: false))