diff --git a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/settings/VectorPreferences.kt b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/settings/VectorPreferences.kt
index cc12dc3779..5ca4b4db39 100755
--- a/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/settings/VectorPreferences.kt
+++ b/vector/src/main/java/im/vector/app/features/settings/VectorPreferences.kt
@@ -1167,8 +1167,10 @@ class VectorPreferences @Inject constructor(private val context: Context): Stati
 
     fun prefSpacesShowAllRoomInHome(): Boolean {
         return defaultPrefs.getBoolean(SETTINGS_PREF_SPACE_SHOW_ALL_ROOM_IN_HOME,
-                // migration of old property
-                !labsSpacesOnlyOrphansInHome())
+                true)
+                // migration of old property - leads to unexpected results, since we don't do the same in the xml
+                // - and who cares nowadays either way
+                //!labsSpacesOnlyOrphansInHome())
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/vector/src/main/res/xml/vector_settings_preferences.xml b/vector/src/main/res/xml/vector_settings_preferences.xml
index 408a16bd50..d7796ee325 100644
--- a/vector/src/main/res/xml/vector_settings_preferences.xml
+++ b/vector/src/main/res/xml/vector_settings_preferences.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     <im.vector.app.core.preference.VectorPreferenceCategory android:title="@string/spaces">
 
         <im.vector.app.core.preference.VectorSwitchPreference
-            android:defaultValue="false"
+            android:defaultValue="true"
             android:key="SETTINGS_PREF_SPACE_SHOW_ALL_ROOM_IN_HOME"
             android:title="@string/preference_show_all_rooms_in_home"
             android:summary="@string/all_rooms_youre_in_will_be_shown_in_home" />