diff --git a/preferences.xml b/preferences.xml
index f536a8d08..8fc3abfe8 100644
--- a/preferences.xml
+++ b/preferences.xml
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ Started September 2000 by David Megginson, david@megginson.com
    <draw-otw type="bool">true</draw-otw>
   </rendering>
   <model-hz type="int">120</model-hz>
+  <navdb>
+   <auto-align-localizers>true</auto-align-localizers>
+  </navdb>
   <sound>
    <pause type="bool">false</pause>
    <volume type="double">1.0</volume>