diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.6/default.nix
index 30b6476c5534..09f5396216d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/gcc/4.6/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 , libXrandr ? null, libXi ? null, inputproto ? null, randrproto ? null
 , gnatboot ? null
 , enableMultilib ? false
-, enablePlugin ? false
+, enablePlugin ? true             # whether to support user-supplied plug-ins
 , name ? "gcc"
 , cross ? null
 , binutilsCross ? null