diff --git a/detect.py b/detect.py
index 358ef9e3eb1c..a2b3045bc500 100644
--- a/detect.py
+++ b/detect.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def detect(opt):
     parser.add_argument('--name', default='exp', help='save results to project/name')
     parser.add_argument('--exist-ok', action='store_true', help='existing project/name ok, do not increment')
     parser.add_argument('--line-thickness', default=3, type=int, help='bounding box thickness (pixels)')
-    parser.add_argument('--hide-labels', default=True, action='store_true', help='hide labels')
+    parser.add_argument('--hide-labels', default=False, action='store_true', help='hide labels')
     parser.add_argument('--hide-conf', default=True, action='store_true', help='hide confidences')
     opt = parser.parse_args()
     print(opt)