Merge "Enable R8 by default (second attempt for Q)"
diff --git a/core/config.mk b/core/config.mk
index ec3c847..909b8b2 100644
--- a/core/config.mk
+++ b/core/config.mk
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
 
 # Default R8 behavior when USE_R8 is not specified.
 ifndef USE_R8
-  USE_R8 := false
+  USE_R8 := true
 endif
 
 #