diff --git a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/EnableReactiveMethodSecurity.java b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/EnableReactiveMethodSecurity.java
index 355131b129..2bbf5647da 100644
--- a/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/EnableReactiveMethodSecurity.java
+++ b/config/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/EnableReactiveMethodSecurity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2017 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@ public @interface EnableReactiveMethodSecurity {
 	 * used.
 	 * @since 5.8
 	 */
-	boolean useAuthorizationManager() default false;
+	boolean useAuthorizationManager() default true;
 
 }
diff --git a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/EnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests.java b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/EnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests.java
index 8e33e68279..cd0647fd23 100644
--- a/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/EnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests.java
+++ b/config/src/test/java/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/EnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ public class EnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests {
 				.withMessage("The returnType class java.lang.String on public abstract java.lang.String "
 						+ "org.springframework.security.config.annotation.method.configuration.ReactiveMessageService"
 						+ ".notPublisherPreAuthorizeFindById(long) must return an instance of org.reactivestreams"
-						+ ".Publisher (i.e. Mono / Flux) or the function must be a Kotlin coroutine "
-						+ "function in order to support Reactor Context");
+						+ ".Publisher (for example, a Mono or Flux) in order to support Reactor Context");
 	}
 
 	@Test
diff --git a/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/KotlinEnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests.kt b/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/KotlinEnableReactiveMethodSecurityNoAuthorizationManagerTests.kt
similarity index 96%
rename from config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/KotlinEnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests.kt
rename to config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/KotlinEnableReactiveMethodSecurityNoAuthorizationManagerTests.kt
index 51613be92d..0ea704fe34 100644
--- a/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/KotlinEnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests.kt
+++ b/config/src/test/kotlin/org/springframework/security/config/annotation/method/configuration/KotlinEnableReactiveMethodSecurityNoAuthorizationManagerTests.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2021 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit.jupiter.SpringExtension
 
 @ExtendWith(SpringExtension::class)
 @ContextConfiguration
-class KotlinEnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests {
+// no authorization manager due to https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security/issues/12080
+class KotlinEnableReactiveMethodSecurityNoAuthorizationManagerTests {
 
     private lateinit var delegate: KotlinReactiveMessageService
 
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ class KotlinEnableReactiveMethodSecurityTests {
     }
 
     @Configuration
-    @EnableReactiveMethodSecurity
+    @EnableReactiveMethodSecurity(useAuthorizationManager = false)
     open class Config {
         var delegate = mockk<KotlinReactiveMessageService>()