diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/OzoneConfigKeys.java b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/OzoneConfigKeys.java
index 38ebc80b27e6..a1547a536b9c 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/OzoneConfigKeys.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/ozone/OzoneConfigKeys.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public final class OzoneConfigKeys {
   public static final String OZONE_FS_HSYNC_ENABLED
       = "ozone.fs.hsync.enabled";
   public static final boolean OZONE_FS_HSYNC_ENABLED_DEFAULT
-      = true;
+      = false;
 
   /**
    * hsync lease soft limit.
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
index ad06f2f6e334..ee060bf7ebe4 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/common/src/main/resources/ozone-default.xml
@@ -4213,7 +4213,7 @@
 
   <property>
     <name>ozone.fs.hsync.enabled</name>
-    <value>true</value>
+    <value>false</value>
     <tag>OZONE, CLIENT</tag>
     <description>
       Enable hsync/hflush. By default they are disabled.