diff --git a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/IMILaunchConfigurationConstants.java b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/IMILaunchConfigurationConstants.java
index 9ba7e4b8507..b80c5760811 100644
--- a/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/IMILaunchConfigurationConstants.java
+++ b/debug/org.eclipse.cdt.debug.mi.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/debug/mi/core/IMILaunchConfigurationConstants.java
@@ -91,5 +91,5 @@ public interface IMILaunchConfigurationConstants {
 	/**
 	 * Launch configuration default attribute value. The key is ATTR_DEBUGGER_FULLPATH_BREAKPOINTS.
 	 */
-	public static final boolean DEBUGGER_FULLPATH_BREAKPOINTS_DEFAULT = false;
+	public static final boolean DEBUGGER_FULLPATH_BREAKPOINTS_DEFAULT = true;
 }