diff --git a/src/common/packet-printer.cc b/src/common/packet-printer.cc
index 72514ef70..27bc0a191 100644
--- a/src/common/packet-printer.cc
+++ b/src/common/packet-printer.cc
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ PacketPrinter *
 PacketPrinter::CreateStaticDefault (void)
 {
   static PacketPrinter tmp;
+  tmp.PrintForward ();
+  tmp.AddPayloadPrinter (MakeCallback (&PacketPrinter::DoDefaultPrintPayload));
   return &tmp;
 }