diff --git a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawAdvanced.ui b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawAdvanced.ui
index 762b610536..9ce857efe4 100644
--- a/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawAdvanced.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/TechDraw/Gui/DlgPrefsTechDrawAdvanced.ui
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ Each unit is approx. 0.1 mm wide</string>
            <string>Auto Correct Dimension Refs</string>
           </property>
           <property name="checked">
-           <bool>false</bool>
+           <bool>true</bool>
           </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
            <cstring>AutoCorrectRefs</cstring>