diff --git a/rules/config b/rules/config
index c01adc0f539..0cf5c00dc07 100644
--- a/rules/config
+++ b/rules/config
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ INCLUDE_MGMT_FRAMEWORK = y
 
 # ENABLE_HOST_SERVICE_ON_START - enable sonic-host-server for mgmt-framework and/or
 # telemetry containers to access host functionality by default
-ENABLE_HOST_SERVICE_ON_START = n
+ENABLE_HOST_SERVICE_ON_START = y
 
 # INCLUDE_RESTAPI - build docker-sonic-restapi for configuring the switch using REST APIs
 INCLUDE_RESTAPI = n