diff --git a/roles/grub/templates/grub.conf b/roles/grub/templates/grub.conf
index 8fafd47..2696124 100644
--- a/roles/grub/templates/grub.conf
+++ b/roles/grub/templates/grub.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # vim:ft=bash
 GRUB_DEFAULT="{{ grub_default }}"
+GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true
 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT="{{ grub_hidden_timeout }}"
 GRUB_HIDDEN_TIMEOUT_QUIET="{{ grub_hidden_timeout_quiet }}"
 GRUB_TIMEOUT="{{ grub_timeout }}"