diff --git a/doc/zmq_setsockopt.txt b/doc/zmq_setsockopt.txt
index 4ace7910..1d48f3f8 100644
--- a/doc/zmq_setsockopt.txt
+++ b/doc/zmq_setsockopt.txt
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ message when a peer connects or disconnects.
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 Option value type:: int
 Option value unit:: 0, 1
-Default value:: 0
+Default value:: 1
 Applicable socket types:: ZMQ_STREAM
 
 
diff --git a/src/options.cpp b/src/options.cpp
index da86c3fb..6d4d000d 100644
--- a/src/options.cpp
+++ b/src/options.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ zmq::options_t::options_t () :
     invert_matching(false),
     recv_identity (false),
     raw_socket (false),
-    raw_notify (false),
+    raw_notify (true),
     tcp_keepalive (-1),
     tcp_keepalive_cnt (-1),
     tcp_keepalive_idle (-1),