diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
index cac48e91170..807fecc40a3 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/config.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ config_data! {
         cargo_features: Vec<String>      = "[]",
         /// Run build scripts (`build.rs`) for more precise code analysis.
         cargo_runBuildScripts |
-        cargo_loadOutDirsFromCheck: bool = "false",
+        cargo_loadOutDirsFromCheck: bool = "true",
         /// Do not activate the `default` feature.
         cargo_noDefaultFeatures: bool    = "false",
         /// Compilation target (target triple).
diff --git a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
index e564c142793..96788bc2ccb 100644
--- a/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
+++ b/docs/user/generated_config.adoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  Activate all available features (`--all-features`).
 [[rust-analyzer.cargo.features]]rust-analyzer.cargo.features (default: `[]`)::
  List of features to activate.
-[[rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts]]rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts (default: `false`)::
+[[rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts]]rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts (default: `true`)::
  Run build scripts (`build.rs`) for more precise code analysis.
 [[rust-analyzer.cargo.noDefaultFeatures]]rust-analyzer.cargo.noDefaultFeatures (default: `false`)::
  Do not activate the `default` feature.
diff --git a/editors/code/package.json b/editors/code/package.json
index 176f4792047..cabb2d13616 100644
--- a/editors/code/package.json
+++ b/editors/code/package.json
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.cargo.runBuildScripts": {
                     "markdownDescription": "Run build scripts (`build.rs`) for more precise code analysis.",
-                    "default": false,
+                    "default": true,
                     "type": "boolean"
                 },
                 "rust-analyzer.cargo.noDefaultFeatures": {