diff --git a/config_help.txt b/config_help.txt
index f0f1d4ca07..c15083cc54 100644
--- a/config_help.txt
+++ b/config_help.txt
@@ -366,8 +366,8 @@ Additional options:
                            1.0. GStreamer 1.0 is used by default when available.
                            Use 0.10 or 1.0 for <version> to override auto-detection.
 
- *  -no-system-proxies ... Do not use system network proxies by default.
-    -system-proxies ...... Use system network proxies by default.
+    -no-system-proxies ... Do not use system network proxies by default.
+ *  -system-proxies ...... Use system network proxies by default.
 
     -no-warnings-are-errors Make warnings be treated normally
     -warnings-are-errors   Make warnings be treated as errors
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 359de6c0ec..a9f3e0ab65 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ CFG_SLOG2=auto
 CFG_PPS=auto
 CFG_QNX_IMF=auto
 CFG_LGMON=auto
-CFG_SYSTEM_PROXIES=no
+CFG_SYSTEM_PROXIES=yes
 CFG_ANDROID_STYLE_ASSETS=yes
 CFG_GSTREAMER=auto
 CFG_GSTREAMER_VERSION=""
diff --git a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
index 7328f00a65..73eef1e4bd 100644
--- a/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
+++ b/tools/configure/configureapp.cpp
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ Configure::Configure(int& argc, char** argv) : verbose(0)
     dictionary[ "QNX_IMF" ]         = "no";
     dictionary[ "PPS" ]             = "no";
     dictionary[ "LGMON" ]           = "no";
-    dictionary[ "SYSTEM_PROXIES" ]  = "no";
+    dictionary[ "SYSTEM_PROXIES" ]  = "yes";
     dictionary[ "WERROR" ]          = "auto";
     dictionary[ "QREAL" ]           = "double";
     dictionary[ "ATOMIC64" ]        = "auto";