diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/SpecialMemberFunctionsCheck.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/SpecialMemberFunctionsCheck.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/SpecialMemberFunctionsCheck.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/clang-tidy/cppcoreguidelines/SpecialMemberFunctionsCheck.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
     StringRef Name, ClangTidyContext *Context)
     : ClangTidyCheck(Name, Context), AllowMissingMoveFunctions(Options.get(
                                          "AllowMissingMoveFunctions", false)),
-      AllowSoleDefaultDtor(Options.get("AllowSoleDefaultDtor", false)),
+      AllowSoleDefaultDtor(Options.get("AllowSoleDefaultDtor", true)),
       AllowMissingMoveFunctionsWhenCopyIsDeleted(
           Options.get("AllowMissingMoveFunctionsWhenCopyIsDeleted", false)) {}
 
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions.rst b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions.rst
--- a/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions.rst
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/docs/clang-tidy/checks/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 
 .. option:: AllowSoleDefaultDtor
 
-   When set to `true` (default is `false`), this check doesn't flag classes with a sole, explicitly
+   When set to `true` (default is `true`), this check doesn't flag classes with a sole, explicitly
    defaulted destructor. An example for such a class is:
    
    .. code-block:: c++
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions-allow-missing-move-when-copy-is-deleted.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions-allow-missing-move-when-copy-is-deleted.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions-allow-missing-move-when-copy-is-deleted.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions-allow-missing-move-when-copy-is-deleted.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@
   MissingCopyOperator(const MissingCopyOperator &) = delete;
 };
 
-// CHECK-MESSAGES: [[@LINE+1]]:7:  warning: class 'MissingAll' defines a default destructor but does not define a copy constructor, a copy assignment operator, a move constructor or a move assignment operator [cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions]
 class MissingAll {
   ~MissingAll() = default;
 };
diff --git a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions.cpp b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions.cpp
--- a/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions.cpp
+++ b/clang-tools-extra/test/clang-tidy/checkers/cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-// RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions %t
-
+// RUN: %check_clang_tidy %s cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions %t -- -config="{CheckOptions: [{key: cppcoreguidelines-special-member-functions.AllowSoleDefaultDtor, value: false}]}" --
 class DefinesDestructor {
   ~DefinesDestructor();
 };