diff --git a/filebeat/_meta/config/filebeat.global.reference.yml.tmpl b/filebeat/_meta/config/filebeat.global.reference.yml.tmpl
index dccfc790a7c..5686fe14f22 100644
--- a/filebeat/_meta/config/filebeat.global.reference.yml.tmpl
+++ b/filebeat/_meta/config/filebeat.global.reference.yml.tmpl
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     #reload.enabled: true
     #reload.period: 10s
   #modules:
-    #enabled: false
+    #enabled: true
     #path: modules.d/*.yml
     #reload.enabled: true
     #reload.period: 10s
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml b/x-pack/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml
index c10eee26c5e..873dbfd6f35 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/filebeat.reference.yml
@@ -3177,7 +3177,7 @@ filebeat.inputs:
     #reload.enabled: true
     #reload.period: 10s
   #modules:
-    #enabled: false
+    #enabled: true
     #path: modules.d/*.yml
     #reload.enabled: true
     #reload.period: 10s