diff --git a/build-scripts/config_common.cmake b/build-scripts/config_common.cmake
index 7678d68189..6b7c0cd782 100644
--- a/build-scripts/config_common.cmake
+++ b/build-scripts/config_common.cmake
@@ -179,11 +179,16 @@ if (WAMR_BUILD_SPEC_TEST EQUAL 1)
   add_definitions (-DWASM_ENABLE_SPEC_TEST=1)
   message ("     spec test compatible mode is on")
 endif ()
+if (NOT DEFINED WAMR_BUILD_BULK_MEMORY)
+  # Enable bulk memory by default
+  set (WAMR_BUILD_BULK_MEMORY 1)
+endif ()
 if (WAMR_BUILD_BULK_MEMORY EQUAL 1)
   add_definitions (-DWASM_ENABLE_BULK_MEMORY=1)
   message ("     Bulk memory feature enabled")
 else ()
   add_definitions (-DWASM_ENABLE_BULK_MEMORY=0)
+  message ("     Bulk memory feature disabled")
 endif ()
 if (WAMR_BUILD_SHARED_MEMORY EQUAL 1)
   add_definitions (-DWASM_ENABLE_SHARED_MEMORY=1)