diff --git a/com.amd.aparapi/src/java/com/amd/aparapi/internal/model/CacheEnabler.java b/com.amd.aparapi/src/java/com/amd/aparapi/internal/model/CacheEnabler.java
index 9308d57ed876ac88e9e99dc1e98e4c22fa1ad117..000fe014a8aefcba89ad436caef2573848f59fd7 100644
--- a/com.amd.aparapi/src/java/com/amd/aparapi/internal/model/CacheEnabler.java
+++ b/com.amd.aparapi/src/java/com/amd/aparapi/internal/model/CacheEnabler.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package com.amd.aparapi.internal.model;
 import com.amd.aparapi.Kernel;
 
 public class CacheEnabler{
-   private static volatile boolean cachesEnabled;
+   private static volatile boolean cachesEnabled = true;
 
    public static void setCachesEnabled(boolean cachesEnabled) {
       if (CacheEnabler.cachesEnabled != cachesEnabled) {