diff --git a/polkadot/node/service/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/node/service/src/lib.rs
index da3ab760ed22..d6f24159e1da 100644
--- a/polkadot/node/service/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/node/service/src/lib.rs
@@ -759,13 +759,12 @@ pub fn new_full<
 		Some(backoff)
 	};
 
-	// Running approval voting in parallel is enabled by default on all networks except Polkadot and
-	// Kusama, unless explicitly enabled by the commandline option.
+	// Running approval voting in parallel is enabled by default on all networks except Polkadot
+	// unless explicitly enabled by the commandline option.
 	// This is meant to be temporary until we have enough confidence in the new system to enable it
 	// by default on all networks.
-	let enable_approval_voting_parallel = (!config.chain_spec.is_kusama() &&
-		!config.chain_spec.is_polkadot()) ||
-		enable_approval_voting_parallel;
+	let enable_approval_voting_parallel =
+		!config.chain_spec.is_polkadot() || enable_approval_voting_parallel;
 
 	let disable_grandpa = config.disable_grandpa;
 	let name = config.network.node_name.clone();
diff --git a/prdoc/pr_6218.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_6218.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5c97c926f238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_6218.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+title: Enable approval-voting-parallel by default on kusama
+
+doc:
+  - audience: Node Dev
+    description: |
+        Enable approval-voting-parallel by default on kusama
+crates:
+  - name: polkadot-service
+    bump: patch