diff --git a/templates/common/_base/units/machine-config-daemon-host.service b/templates/common/_base/units/machine-config-daemon-host.service
index b54879179a..16ac972194 100644
--- a/templates/common/_base/units/machine-config-daemon-host.service
+++ b/templates/common/_base/units/machine-config-daemon-host.service
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: "machine-config-daemon-host.service"
-enabled: true
+enabled: false
 contents: |
   [Unit]
   Description=Machine Config Daemon Initial