diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/policy/PolicyEntry.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/policy/PolicyEntry.java
index 613ab01ffb..43e1f28f81 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/policy/PolicyEntry.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/region/policy/PolicyEntry.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public class PolicyEntry extends DestinationMapEntry {
     private int maxAuditDepth=2048;
     private int maxQueueAuditDepth=2048;
     private boolean enableAudit=true;
-    private boolean producerFlowControl = true;
+    private boolean producerFlowControl = false;
     private boolean optimizedDispatch=false;
     private int maxPageSize=BaseDestination.MAX_PAGE_SIZE;
     private int maxBrowsePageSize=BaseDestination.MAX_BROWSE_PAGE_SIZE;