diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DnsNameResolver.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DnsNameResolver.java
index 1b77a8b2f4..9fd5da9f7f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DnsNameResolver.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/DnsNameResolver.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ final class DnsNameResolver extends NameResolver {
   private static final String JNDI_LOCALHOST_PROPERTY =
       System.getProperty("io.grpc.internal.DnsNameResolverProvider.enable_jndi_localhost", "false");
   private static final String JNDI_SRV_PROPERTY =
-      System.getProperty("io.grpc.internal.DnsNameResolverProvider.enable_grpclb", "true");
+      System.getProperty("io.grpc.internal.DnsNameResolverProvider.enable_grpclb", "false");
   private static final String JNDI_TXT_PROPERTY =
       System.getProperty("io.grpc.internal.DnsNameResolverProvider.enable_service_config", "false");