diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/interceptor/schema.json b/packages/schematics/angular/interceptor/schema.json
index a75d02fc0b08..67c3b8e70a50 100755
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/interceptor/schema.json
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/interceptor/schema.json
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "functional": {
       "type": "boolean",
       "description": "Creates the interceptor as a `HttpInterceptorFn`.",
-      "default": false
+      "default": true
     }
   },
   "required": ["name", "project"]