diff --git a/lib/compass/css3/_pie.scss b/lib/compass/css3/_pie.scss
index 81e2e51..69390fd 100644
--- a/lib/compass/css3/_pie.scss
+++ b/lib/compass/css3/_pie.scss
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$experimental-support-for-pie: true;
+$experimental-support-for-pie: true !default;
 
 // It is recommended that you use Sass's @extend directive to apply the behavior
 // to your PIE elements. To assist you, Compass provides this variable.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ $pie-behavior: stylesheet-url("PIE.htc") !default;
 // relative to the stylesheet. It considers them relative
 // to the webpage. As a result, you cannot reliably use
 // compass's relative_assets with PIE.
-// 
+//
 // * `$approach` - one of: relative, z-index, or none
 // * `$z-index` - when using the z-index approach, this
 //                is the z-index that is applied.
@@ -70,4 +70,4 @@ $pie-behavior: stylesheet-url("PIE.htc") !default;
 // So that cascading styles will work correctly on the PIE element.
 @mixin pie-watch-ancestors($n) {
   -pie-watch-ancestors: $n;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}