diff --git a/hudi-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/CommitsCommand.java b/hudi-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/CommitsCommand.java
index db1cd207df5a1..1d5d3f161bff2 100644
--- a/hudi-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/CommitsCommand.java
+++ b/hudi-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/cli/commands/CommitsCommand.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public String rollbackCommit(@CliOption(key = {"commit"}, help = "Commit to roll
       @CliOption(key = "sparkMaster", unspecifiedDefaultValue = "", help = "Spark Master") String master,
       @CliOption(key = "sparkMemory", unspecifiedDefaultValue = "4G",
          help = "Spark executor memory") final String sparkMemory,
-      @CliOption(key = "rollbackUsingMarkers", unspecifiedDefaultValue = "true",
+      @CliOption(key = "rollbackUsingMarkers", unspecifiedDefaultValue = "false",
          help = "Enabling marker based rollback") final String rollbackUsingMarkers)
       throws Exception {
     HoodieActiveTimeline activeTimeline = HoodieCLI.getTableMetaClient().getActiveTimeline();