diff --git a/servconf.c b/servconf.c
index 5f8e74e..7a776ac 100644
--- a/servconf.c
+++ b/servconf.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: servconf.c,v 1.109 2002/05/15 21:02:52 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: servconf.c,v 1.110 2002/05/15 21:56:38 markus Exp $");
 
 #if defined(KRB4)
 #include <krb.h>
@@ -250,9 +250,9 @@
 	if (options->authorized_keys_file == NULL)
 		options->authorized_keys_file = _PATH_SSH_USER_PERMITTED_KEYS;
 
-	/* Turn privilege separation _off_ by default */
+	/* Turn privilege separation on by default */
 	if (use_privsep == -1)
-		use_privsep = 0;
+		use_privsep = 1;
 }
 
 /* Keyword tokens. */