diff --git a/lib/noticeform.php b/lib/noticeform.php
index 50b2e6893f..f45e6629bd 100644
--- a/lib/noticeform.php
+++ b/lib/noticeform.php
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class NoticeForm extends Form
                 $this->out->hidden('notice_data-location_ns', empty($this->profile->location_ns) ? null : $this->profile->location_ns, 'location_ns');
 
                 $this->out->elementStart('div',array('id' => 'notice_data-location_enabled_container', 'data-geocode-url' => common_local_url('geocode')));
-                $this->out->checkbox('notice_data-location_enabled',_('Share your location'));
+                $this->out->checkbox('notice_data-location_enabled', _('Share your location'), true);
                 $this->out->element('a', array('style' => 'display: none', 'target' => '_blank', 'id' => 'notice_data-location_name'), _('Finding your location...'));
                 $this->out->elementEnd('div');
             }