diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 77f2accbf5..071113a561 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-09-13  Dan Williams  <dcbw@redhat.com>
+
+	* libnm-util/nm-setting.c
+		- (nm_setting_wired_new): set autonegotiate to TRUE by default
+
 2007-09-13  Tambet Ingo  <tambet@gmail.com>
 
 	* autogen.sh: NetworkManagerMain.h is gone, check for NetworkManager.c.
diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting.c
index e56137cb30..74378ea099 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting.c
@@ -493,14 +493,18 @@ NMSetting *
 nm_setting_wired_new (void)
 {
 	NMSetting *setting;
+	NMSettingWired *s_wired;
 
-	setting = (NMSetting *) g_slice_new0 (NMSettingWired);
+	s_wired = g_slice_new0 (NMSettingWired);
+	setting = (NMSetting *) s_wired;
 
 	setting->name = g_strdup ("802-3-ethernet");
 	setting->verify_fn = setting_wired_verify;
 	setting->hash_fn = setting_wired_hash;
 	setting->destroy_fn = setting_wired_destroy;
 
+	s_wired->auto_negotiate = TRUE;
+
 	return setting;
 }