diff --git a/aclocal/rtems-test-no-pause.m4 b/aclocal/rtems-test-no-pause.m4
index c2623e40ac..edf9dea25b 100644
--- a/aclocal/rtems-test-no-pause.m4
+++ b/aclocal/rtems-test-no-pause.m4
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ AC_DEFUN(RTEMS_ENABLE_RTEMS_TEST_NO_PAUSE,
   yes) RTEMS_TEST_NO_PAUSE=yes ;;
   no) RTEMS_TEST_NO_PAUSE=no ;;
   *) AC_MSG_ERROR([bad value ${enableval} for RTEMS_TEST_NO_PAUSE]) ;;
-esac],[RTEMS_TEST_NO_PAUSE=no])
+esac],[RTEMS_TEST_NO_PAUSE=yes])
 ])
 
 AC_DEFUN(RTEMS_CHECK_RTEMS_TEST_NO_PAUSE,