diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7ffde30491..7347068756d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ Changes by Version
     * Dependencies (edges in a dependency graph)
     * Span fetch size for a trace
 
+* The default value for the flag `query.max-clock-skew-adjustment` has changed to `0s`, meaning that the clock skew adjustment is now disabled by default. See [#1459](https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/issues/1459).
+
 #### New Features
 
 #### Bug fixes, Minor Improvements
diff --git a/cmd/query/app/flags.go b/cmd/query/app/flags.go
index 62333966e25..e34bb54139b 100644
--- a/cmd/query/app/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/query/app/flags.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func AddFlags(flagSet *flag.FlagSet) {
 	flagSet.String(queryStaticFiles, "", "The directory path override for the static assets for the UI")
 	flagSet.String(queryUIConfig, "", "The path to the UI configuration file in JSON format")
 	flagSet.Bool(queryTokenPropagation, false, "Allow propagation of bearer token to be used by storage plugins")
-	flagSet.Duration(queryMaxClockSkewAdjust, time.Second, "The maximum delta by which span timestamps may be adjusted in the UI due to clock skew; set to 0s to disable clock skew adjustments")
+	flagSet.Duration(queryMaxClockSkewAdjust, 0, "The maximum delta by which span timestamps may be adjusted in the UI due to clock skew; set to 0s to disable clock skew adjustments")
 }
 
 // InitPortsConfigFromViper initializes the port numbers and TLS configuration of ports