diff --git a/providers/lldp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldp/impl/LldpLinkProvider.java b/providers/lldp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldp/impl/LldpLinkProvider.java
index 71d8810..0ede2f3 100644
--- a/providers/lldp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldp/impl/LldpLinkProvider.java
+++ b/providers/lldp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/lldp/impl/LldpLinkProvider.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 
     //@Property(name = PROP_ENABLED, boolValue = true,
     //        label = "If false, link discovery is disabled")
-    protected boolean enabled = ENABLED_DEFAULT;
+    protected boolean enabled = false;
 
     //@Property(name = PROP_USE_BDDP, boolValue = true,
     //        label = "Use BDDP for link discovery")