diff --git a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/resources/elasticsearch-default-memory-vm.options b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/resources/elasticsearch-default-memory-vm.options
index 10db7b96157..62b4e57c6e1 100644
--- a/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/resources/elasticsearch-default-memory-vm.options
+++ b/modules/elasticsearch/src/main/resources/elasticsearch-default-memory-vm.options
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 -Xms2147483648
 -Xmx2147483648
+-Dingest.geoip.downloader.enabled.default=false