diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c51d07541bbc6b9f53cf1a222275d4d8992b212d..5b622d7590d597f0361d5bff7dd6ab4456b5abbe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -461,6 +461,9 @@ post_process_cmdline() {
     # Enable ref_mv by default
     soft_enable ref_mv
 
+    # Enable filter_7bit by default
+    soft_enable filter_7bit
+
     # Enable daala_ec by default
     ! enabled ans && soft_enable daala_ec