diff --git a/dom/docs/ipc/process_model.rst b/dom/docs/ipc/process_model.rst
index b405566a1de4..a182e1a8c810 100644
--- a/dom/docs/ipc/process_model.rst
+++ b/dom/docs/ipc/process_model.rst
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Fork Server
 -----------
 
 :platform: Linux only
-:pref: ``dom.ipc.forkserver.enable`` (disabled by default)
+:pref: ``dom.ipc.forkserver.enable`` (enabled by default in Nightly)
 :primary protocol: *none*
 :sandboxed?: no (processes forked by the fork server are sandboxed)
 
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
index bfb443d553d3..2e65f5e37898 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/StaticPrefList.yaml
@@ -2862,7 +2862,7 @@
 #ifdef MOZ_ENABLE_FORKSERVER
 - name: dom.ipc.forkserver.enable
   type: bool
-  value: false
+  value: @IS_NIGHTLY_BUILD@
   mirror: once
 #endif