diff --git a/be/src/common/config.cpp b/be/src/common/config.cpp
index b56f1b97195278..61c0ecdea2f823 100644
--- a/be/src/common/config.cpp
+++ b/be/src/common/config.cpp
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ DEFINE_Int32(inverted_index_read_buffer_size, "4096");
 // tree depth for bkd index
 DEFINE_Int32(max_depth_in_bkd_tree, "32");
 // index compaction
-DEFINE_mBool(inverted_index_compaction_enable, "true");
+DEFINE_mBool(inverted_index_compaction_enable, "false");
 // Only for debug, do not use in production
 DEFINE_mBool(debug_inverted_index_compaction, "false");
 // index by RAM directory