diff --git a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/Restarter.java b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/Restarter.java
index 043da7111d..896f402510 100644
--- a/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/Restarter.java
+++ b/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/Restarter.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class Restarter {
 	 * @param enabled if restart support is enabled
 	 */
 	private void setEnabled(boolean enabled) {
-		this.enabled = false;
+		this.enabled = enabled;
 	}
 
 	/**