--- a/browser/app/profile/firefox.js
+++ b/browser/app/profile/firefox.js
@@ -711,17 +711,17 @@ pref("plugins.favorfallback.rules", "nos
 
 #ifdef XP_WIN
 pref("browser.preferences.instantApply", false);
 #else
 pref("browser.preferences.instantApply", true);
 #endif
 
 // Toggling Search bar on and off in about:preferences
-pref("browser.preferences.search", false);
+pref("browser.preferences.search", true);
 
 // Use the new in-content about:preferences in Nightly only for now
 #if defined(NIGHTLY_BUILD)
 pref("browser.preferences.useOldOrganization", false);
 #else
 pref("browser.preferences.useOldOrganization", true);
 #endif