diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicyDefault.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicyDefault.java
index ee891a5e689..63e96c5a328 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicyDefault.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/server/blockmanagement/BlockPlacementPolicyDefault.java
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ public void initialize(Configuration conf,  FSClusterStats stats,
                          NetworkTopology clusterMap, 
                          Host2NodesMap host2datanodeMap) {
     this.considerLoad = conf.getBoolean(
-        DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_REPLICATION_CONSIDERLOAD_KEY, true);
+        DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_REPLICATION_CONSIDERLOAD_KEY,
+        DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_REPLICATION_CONSIDERLOAD_DEFAULT);
     this.considerLoadFactor = conf.getDouble(
         DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_REPLICATION_CONSIDERLOAD_FACTOR,
         DFSConfigKeys.DFS_NAMENODE_REPLICATION_CONSIDERLOAD_FACTOR_DEFAULT);