diff --git a/apps/emqx/etc/vm.args.cloud b/apps/emqx/etc/vm.args.cloud
index 34fc19777..e8a1aef51 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/etc/vm.args.cloud
+++ b/apps/emqx/etc/vm.args.cloud
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 #+W w
 
 ## Sets time warp mode: no_time_warp | single_time_warp | multi_time_warp
-#+C no_time_warp
++C multi_time_warp
 
 ## Prevents loading information about source filenames and line numbers.
 #+L
diff --git a/changes/fix-12059.en.md b/changes/fix-12059.en.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..288968309
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/fix-12059.en.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Use `multi-time-warp` as default time warp mode.
+See also: [time_correction_#multi-time-warp-mode](https://www.erlang.org/doc/apps/erts/time_correction#multi-time-warp-mode)