diff --git a/src/init.cc b/src/init.cc
index 9e4ff00688..3db87c9296 100644
--- a/src/init.cc
+++ b/src/init.cc
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ RCCL_PARAM(MscclppEnabled, "MSCCLPP_ENABLE", defaultEnableMscclpp);
 RCCL_PARAM(MscclppForceEnabled, "MSCCLPP_FORCE_ENABLE", 0);
 
 // GDRCOPY support: Off by default
-NCCL_PARAM(GdrCopyEnable, "GDRCOPY_ENABLE", 1);
+NCCL_PARAM(GdrCopyEnable, "GDRCOPY_ENABLE", 0);
 
 // GDRCOPY support
 gdr_t ncclGdrCopy = NULL;