diff --git a/DOCS/interface-changes/pa-defaults.txt b/DOCS/interface-changes/pa-defaults.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7298de173a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DOCS/interface-changes/pa-defaults.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+change `--pulse-latency-hacks` default to `yes`
diff --git a/audio/out/ao_pulse.c b/audio/out/ao_pulse.c
index 3b29b1a3ad..68e7a71494 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_pulse.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_pulse.c
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ const struct ao_driver audio_out_pulse = {
     .priv_size = sizeof(struct priv),
     .priv_defaults = &(const struct priv) {
         .cfg_buffer = 100,
+        .cfg_latency_hacks = true,
     },
     .options = (const struct m_option[]) {
         {"host", OPT_STRING(cfg_host)},