diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountSettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountSettingsFragment.kt
index 6a04a2b8c..e1f9ea1d6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountSettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountSettingsFragment.kt
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ class AccountSettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
         val loginsNameKey = getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_sync_logins)
         findPreference<CheckBoxPreference>(loginsNameKey)?.apply {
             isEnabled = syncEnginesStatus.containsKey(SyncEngine.Passwords)
-            isChecked = syncEnginesStatus.getOrElse(SyncEngine.Passwords) { false }
+            isChecked = syncEnginesStatus.getOrElse(SyncEngine.Passwords) { true }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
index 2e49f6668..a83baa30a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 <!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
-<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto">
+<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
     <androidx.preference.Preference
         android:key="@string/pref_key_sync_now"
         android:title="@string/preferences_sync_now" />
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@
             android:title="@string/preferences_sync_history" />
 
         <androidx.preference.CheckBoxPreference
-            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:defaultValue="true"
             android:key="@string/pref_key_sync_logins"
             android:title="@string/preferences_sync_logins" />