diff --git a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
index 089d5cac0d..e7984c578a 100644
--- a/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
+++ b/src/core/devices/nm-device.c
@@ -9548,7 +9548,7 @@ nm_device_generate_connection(NMDevice *self,
                  NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_ID,
                  ifname,
                  NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_AUTOCONNECT,
-                 FALSE,
+                 TRUE,
                  NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_INTERFACE_NAME,
                  ifname,
                  NM_SETTING_CONNECTION_TIMESTAMP,