diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/src/main/conf/kms-site.xml b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/src/main/conf/kms-site.xml
index 6c8becf211d..d188735227d 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/src/main/conf/kms-site.xml
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/src/main/conf/kms-site.xml
@@ -147,9 +147,9 @@
 
   <property>
     <name>hadoop.kms.authentication.signer.secret.provider.zookeeper.auth.type</name>
-    <value>kerberos</value>
+    <value>none</value>
     <description>
-      The Zookeeper authentication type, 'none' or 'sasl' (Kerberos).
+      The Zookeeper authentication type, 'none' (default) or 'sasl' (Kerberos).
     </description>
   </property>
 
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
index 69eb1dde073..39aab82a2bd 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-kms/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
@@ -737,9 +737,9 @@ This secret sharing can be done using a Zookeeper service which is configured in
   </property>
   <property>
     <name>hadoop.kms.authentication.signer.secret.provider.zookeeper.auth.type</name>
-    <value>kerberos</value>
+    <value>sasl</value>
     <description>
-      The Zookeeper authentication type, 'none' or 'sasl' (Kerberos).
+      The Zookeeper authentication type, 'none' (default) or 'sasl' (Kerberos).
     </description>
   </property>
   <property>