diff --git a/lib/generators/rspec/generator/generator_generator.rb b/lib/generators/rspec/generator/generator_generator.rb
index 987b2d19ef..c94166c7a9 100644
--- a/lib/generators/rspec/generator/generator_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/generators/rspec/generator/generator_generator.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Rspec
   module Generators
     # @private
     class GeneratorGenerator < Base
-      class_option :generator_specs, :type => :boolean, :default => false,  :desc => "Generate generator specs"
+      class_option :generator_specs, :type => :boolean, :default => true,  :desc => "Generate generator specs"
 
       def generate_generator_spec
         return unless options[:generator_specs]
diff --git a/spec/generators/rspec/generator/generator_generator_spec.rb b/spec/generators/rspec/generator/generator_generator_spec.rb
index fb346f748f..d582ac2fe9 100644
--- a/spec/generators/rspec/generator/generator_generator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/generators/rspec/generator/generator_generator_spec.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
       end
     end
 
-    describe "are not generated/are skipped by default" do
+    describe "can be skipped" do
       before do
-        run_generator %w(posts)
+        run_generator %w(posts --no-generator-specs)
       end
       describe "the spec" do
         it "does not exist" do