diff --git a/sharing/linux/nearby_sharing_api.cc b/sharing/linux/nearby_sharing_api.cc
index 2eb37bb3..f20b7277 100644
--- a/sharing/linux/nearby_sharing_api.cc
+++ b/sharing/linux/nearby_sharing_api.cc
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include "sharing/analytics/analytics_recorder.h"
 #include "sharing/attachment_container.h"
 #include "sharing/file_attachment.h"
+#include "sharing/flags/generated/nearby_sharing_feature_flags.h"
 #include "sharing/linux/platform/linux_sharing_platform.h"
 #include "sharing/local_device_data/nearby_share_local_device_data_manager.h"
 #include "sharing/nearby_sharing_service_factory.h"
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ void EnableBleL2capDefaults() {
       nearby::connections::config_package_nearby::nearby_connections_feature::
           kEnableBleL2cap,
       true);
+  nearby::NearbyFlags::GetInstance().OverrideBoolFlagValue(
+      nearby::sharing::config_package_nearby::nearby_sharing_feature::
+          kEnableBleForTransfer,
+      true);
   //nearby::NearbyFlags::GetInstance().OverrideBoolFlagValue(
   //    nearby::connections::config_package_nearby::nearby_connections_feature::
   //        kRefactorBleL2cap,