diff --git a/openmp/libomptarget/src/rtl.cpp b/openmp/libomptarget/src/rtl.cpp
--- a/openmp/libomptarget/src/rtl.cpp
+++ b/openmp/libomptarget/src/rtl.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 
   DP("Loading RTLs...\n");
 
-  BoolEnvar NextGenPlugins("LIBOMPTARGET_NEXTGEN_PLUGINS", false);
+  BoolEnvar NextGenPlugins("LIBOMPTARGET_NEXTGEN_PLUGINS", true);
 
   // Attempt to open all the plugins and, if they exist, check if the interface
   // is correct and if they are supporting any devices.