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 87ca7d7..56e7640 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
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@
     private boolean enabled = false;
 
     private static final String PROP_USE_BDDP = "useBDDP";
-    @Property(name = PROP_USE_BDDP, boolValue = true,
+    @Property(name = PROP_USE_BDDP, boolValue = false,
             label = "Use BDDP for link discovery")
-    private boolean useBddp = true;
+    private boolean useBddp = false;
 
     private static final String PROP_PROBE_RATE = "probeRate";
     private static final int DEFAULT_PROBE_RATE = 3000;