diff --git a/Python/pylifecycle.c b/Python/pylifecycle.c
index 4198f6a38f0e56..ddd707baed7c6d 100644
--- a/Python/pylifecycle.c
+++ b/Python/pylifecycle.c
@@ -1231,6 +1231,7 @@ init_interp_main(PyThreadState *tstate)
         if (_Py_get_xoption(&config->xoptions, L"uops") != NULL) {
             enabled = 1;
         }
+        enabled = 1;  // TEMPORARY: always enable
         if (enabled) {
             PyObject *opt = PyUnstable_Optimizer_NewUOpOptimizer();
             if (opt == NULL) {