diff --git a/salt/config.py b/salt/config.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/salt/config.py
+++ b/salt/config.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ DEFAULT_MINION_OPTS = {
     'cython_enable': False,
     'state_verbose': True,
     'state_output': 'full',
-    'state_auto_order': False,
+    'state_auto_order': True,
     'acceptance_wait_time': 10,
     'acceptance_wait_time_max': 0,
     'loop_interval': 1,
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ DEFAULT_MASTER_OPTS = {
     'serial': 'msgpack',
     'state_verbose': True,
     'state_output': 'full',
-    'state_auto_order': False,
+    'state_auto_order': True,
     'search': '',
     'search_index_interval': 3600,
     'loop_interval': 60,
Set state_auto_order to True by default

This will require a bit of a warning on the release since it changes
the default evaluation order of states