diff --git a/conf/cups-files.conf.in b/conf/cups-files.conf.in
index f4230c9..6609831 100644
--- a/conf/cups-files.conf.in
+++ b/conf/cups-files.conf.in
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #FatalErrors @CUPS_FATAL_ERRORS@
 
 # Do we call fsync() after writing configuration or status files?
-#SyncOnClose No
+#SyncOnClose Yes
 
 # Default user and group for filters/backends/helper programs; this cannot be
 # any user or group that resolves to ID 0 for security reasons...
diff --git a/doc/help/man-cups-files.conf.html b/doc/help/man-cups-files.conf.html
index 6144a16..b82117c 100644
--- a/doc/help/man-cups-files.conf.html
+++ b/doc/help/man-cups-files.conf.html
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ The default is "/var/run/cups" or "/etc/cups" depending on the platform.
 <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies whether the scheduler calls
 <b>fsync</b>(2)
 after writing configuration or state files.
-The default is "No".
+The default is "Yes".
 <dt><a name="SystemGroup"></a><b>SystemGroup </b><i>group-name </i>[ ... <i>group-name</i> ]
 <dd style="margin-left: 5.0em">Specifies the group(s) to use for <i>@SYSTEM</i> group authentication.
 The default contains "admin", "lpadmin", "root", "sys", and/or "system".
diff --git a/man/cups-files.conf.man.in b/man/cups-files.conf.man.in
index f5e6a9f..c3d8eeb 100644
--- a/man/cups-files.conf.man.in
+++ b/man/cups-files.conf.man.in
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ The default is "/var/run/cups" or "/etc/cups" depending on the platform.
 Specifies whether the scheduler calls
 .BR fsync (2)
 after writing configuration or state files.
-The default is "No".
+The default is "Yes".
 .\"#SystemGroup
 .TP 5
 \fBSystemGroup \fIgroup-name \fR[ ... \fIgroup-name\fR ]
diff --git a/scheduler/conf.c b/scheduler/conf.c
index 11c94d2..96993c7 100644
--- a/scheduler/conf.c
+++ b/scheduler/conf.c
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ cupsdReadConfiguration(void)
   RootCertDuration         = 300;
   Sandboxing               = CUPSD_SANDBOXING_STRICT;
   StrictConformance        = FALSE;
-  SyncOnClose              = FALSE;
+  SyncOnClose              = TRUE;
   Timeout                  = 900;
   WebInterface             = CUPS_DEFAULT_WEBIF;
 
-- 
2.23.0

