diff --git a/src/applications/auth/controller/PhabricatorAuthRegisterController.php b/src/applications/auth/controller/PhabricatorAuthRegisterController.php
index 5cbffb40ae..5517aea786 100644
--- a/src/applications/auth/controller/PhabricatorAuthRegisterController.php
+++ b/src/applications/auth/controller/PhabricatorAuthRegisterController.php
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ final class PhabricatorAuthRegisterController
     $can_edit_anything = $profile->getCanEditAnything() || $must_set_password;
     $force_verify = $profile->getShouldVerifyEmail();
 
+    // Automatically verify the administrator's email address during first-time
+    // setup.
+    if ($is_setup) {
+      $force_verify = true;
+    }
+
     $value_username = $default_username;
     $value_realname = $default_realname;
     $value_email = $default_email;