diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 501ec89bf3bc487c27c957d50bbd2de9c5b99261..d6a5a4f138a972ec8dbd0885938cedee76111b9f 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ curl ?= 1
 debug ?= 0
 help ?= 0
 xinerama ?= 1
-exif ?= 0
+exif ?= 1
 
 ifeq (${curl},1)
 	CFLAGS += -DHAVE_LIBCURL
diff --git a/test/ok/jpg_exif b/test/ok/jpg_exif
new file mode 100644
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Binary files /dev/null and b/test/ok/jpg_exif differ