diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
index 3b40ec575cd5..498bf74f154d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ unsigned int nf_ct_helper_hsize __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_helper_hsize);
 static unsigned int nf_ct_helper_count __read_mostly;
 
-static bool nf_ct_auto_assign_helper __read_mostly = true;
+static bool nf_ct_auto_assign_helper __read_mostly = false;
 module_param_named(nf_conntrack_helper, nf_ct_auto_assign_helper, bool, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(nf_conntrack_helper,
-		 "Enable automatic conntrack helper assignment (default 1)");
+		 "Enable automatic conntrack helper assignment (default 0)");
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static struct ctl_table helper_sysctl_table[] = {