diff --git a/exfat_super.c b/exfat_super.c
index ad25d8c..bec9b6c 100644
--- a/exfat_super.c
+++ b/exfat_super.c
@@ -2105,7 +2105,7 @@ static int parse_options(char *options, int silent, int *debug,
 	opts->allow_utime = (unsigned short) -1;
 	opts->codepage = exfat_default_codepage;
 	opts->iocharset = exfat_default_iocharset;
-	opts->casesensitive = 0;
+	opts->casesensitive = 1;
 	opts->errors = EXFAT_ERRORS_RO;
 #ifdef CONFIG_EXFAT_DISCARD
 	opts->discard = 0;