diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index 6a565a002871..613912dfd952 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ func init() {
 	startCmd.Flags().String(networkPlugin, "", "The name of the network plugin")
 	startCmd.Flags().Bool(enableDefaultCNI, false, "Enable the default CNI plugin (/etc/cni/net.d/k8s.conf). Used in conjunction with \"--network-plugin=cni\"")
 	startCmd.Flags().String(featureGates, "", "A set of key=value pairs that describe feature gates for alpha/experimental features.")
-	// TODO(tstromberg): Flip cacheImages to true once it can be stabilized
-	startCmd.Flags().Bool(cacheImages, false, "If true, cache docker images for the current bootstrapper and load them into the machine.")
+	startCmd.Flags().Bool(cacheImages, true, "If true, cache docker images for the current bootstrapper and load them into the machine.")
 	startCmd.Flags().Var(&extraOptions, "extra-config",
 		`A set of key=value pairs that describe configuration that may be passed to different components.
 		The key should be '.' separated, and the first part before the dot is the component to apply the configuration to.