diff --git a/base/src/META-INF/blaze-base.xml b/base/src/META-INF/blaze-base.xml
index 4581fc10d64..f32ea3643c2 100644
--- a/base/src/META-INF/blaze-base.xml
+++ b/base/src/META-INF/blaze-base.xml
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@
     />
     <registryKey
       key="bazel.sync.collect.virtual.includes.hints"
-      description="Collect the actual location of includes during sync. Currently, only available with the legacy engine. (requires re-sync)"
-      defaultValue="true"
+      description="CAN BREAK SYNC. Collect the actual location of includes during sync. Currently, only available with the legacy engine. (requires re-sync)"
+      defaultValue="false"
     />
     <registryKey defaultValue="true"
                  description="Enables opening the project view file the first time the project is imported"