diff --git a/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisConfig.java b/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisConfig.java
index f2fc4e834ba1e..ae593e4ddaeb3 100644
--- a/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/redis-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/redis/client/runtime/RedisConfig.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public static class RedisConfiguration {
          * Used when `quarkus.redis.hosts` is not set.
          */
         @ConfigItem
-        public Optional<String> hostsProviderName = Optional.empty();
+        public Optional<String> hostsProviderName;
 
         /**
          * The maximum delay to wait before a blocking command to redis server times out