diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfo.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfo.java
index 06c05ac8b6a9dd..50d67089faa67a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfo.java
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ public Builder setJavaConstraints(ImmutableList<String> javaConstraints) {
       return this;
     }
 
-    // TODO(b/111090089): delete once java_common.compile(disable_annotation_processing) is
+    // TODO(b/111090089): delete once java_common.compile(enable_annotation_processing) is
     // available
     public Builder experimentalDisableAnnotationProcessing() {
       JavaPluginInfo provider =
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfoBuildHelper.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfoBuildHelper.java
index 72b43651d45c77..f968c5b2ae15c6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfoBuildHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaInfoBuildHelper.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public JavaInfo createJavaCompileAction(
       ImmutableList<Artifact> sourcepathEntries,
       List<Artifact> resources,
       Boolean neverlink,
-      Boolean disableAnnotationProcessing,
+      Boolean enableAnnotationProcessing,
       JavaSemantics javaSemantics,
       StarlarkThread thread)
       throws EvalException, InterruptedException {
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ public JavaInfo createJavaCompileAction(
     streamProviders(exports, JavaCompilationArgsProvider.class).forEach(helper::addExport);
     helper.setCompilationStrictDepsMode(getStrictDepsMode(Ascii.toUpperCase(strictDepsMode)));
     JavaPluginInfo pluginInfo = mergeExportedJavaPluginInfo(plugins, deps);
-    if (disableAnnotationProcessing) {
+    if (!enableAnnotationProcessing) {
       pluginInfo = pluginInfo.disableAnnotationProcessing();
     }
     helper.setPlugins(pluginInfo);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java
index 80872065a2f6f9..547a8e25f128e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkCommon.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public JavaInfo createJavaCompileAction(
       Sequence<?> sourcepathEntries, // <Artifact> expected
       Sequence<?> resources, // <Artifact> expected
       Boolean neverlink,
-      Boolean disableAnnotationProcessing,
+      Boolean enableAnnotationProcessing,
       StarlarkThread thread)
       throws EvalException, InterruptedException {
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public JavaInfo createJavaCompileAction(
             ImmutableList.copyOf(Sequence.cast(sourcepathEntries, Artifact.class, "sourcepath")),
             Sequence.cast(resources, Artifact.class, "resources"),
             neverlink,
-            disableAnnotationProcessing,
+            enableAnnotationProcessing,
             javaSemantics,
             thread);
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/java/JavaCommonApi.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/java/JavaCommonApi.java
index 0db998206cdfd7..bd2e09a515d59b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/java/JavaCommonApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/starlarkbuildapi/java/JavaCommonApi.java
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ public interface JavaCommonApi<
             defaultValue = "[]"),
         @Param(name = "neverlink", positional = false, named = true, defaultValue = "False"),
         @Param(
-            name = "disable_annotation_processing",
+            name = "enable_annotation_processing",
             positional = false,
             named = true,
-            defaultValue = "False",
+            defaultValue = "True",
             doc =
                 "Disables annotation processing in this compilation, causing any annotation"
                     + " processors provided in plugins or in exported_plugins of deps to be"
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ JavaInfoT createJavaCompileAction(
       Sequence<?> sourcepathEntries, // <FileT> expected.
       Sequence<?> resources, // <FileT> expected.
       Boolean neverlink,
-      Boolean disableAnnotationProcessing,
+      Boolean enableAnnotationProcessing,
       StarlarkThread thread)
       throws EvalException, InterruptedException;
 
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ JavaInfoT addConstraints(JavaInfoT javaInfo, Sequence<?> constraints /* <String>
       enableOnlyWithFlag = BuildLanguageOptions.EXPERIMENTAL_GOOGLE_LEGACY_API)
   Sequence<String> getConstraints(JavaInfoT javaInfo);
 
-  // TODO(b/111090089): delete once java_common.compile(disable_annotation_processing) is available
+  // TODO(b/111090089): delete once java_common.compile(enable_annotation_processing) is available
   @StarlarkMethod(
       name = "experimental_disable_annotation_processing",
       doc =
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkApiTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkApiTest.java
index dc1fbc04f10229..90985b20206751 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkApiTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/rules/java/JavaStarlarkApiTest.java
@@ -3076,7 +3076,7 @@ public void testSkipAnnotationProcessing() throws Exception {
         "    java_toolchain = ctx.attr._java_toolchain[java_common.JavaToolchainInfo],",
         "    deps = [p[JavaInfo] for p in ctx.attr.deps],",
         "    plugins = [p[JavaPluginInfo] for p in ctx.attr.plugins],",
-        "    disable_annotation_processing = True,",
+        "    enable_annotation_processing = False,",
         "  )",
         "  return struct(",
         "    files = depset([output_jar]),",