diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php b/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
index 6e21b0d4de..85439b430a 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php
@@ -308,42 +308,50 @@ As a new WordPress user, you should go to <a href=\"%s\">your dashboard</a> to d
 		);
 
 		// Privacy Policy page
-		if ( ! class_exists( 'WP_Privacy_Policy_Content' ) ) {
-			include_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/misc.php' );
+		if ( is_multisite() ) {
+			// Disable by default unless the suggested content is provided.
+			$privacy_policy_content = get_site_option( 'default_privacy_policy_content' );
+		} else {
+			if ( ! class_exists( 'WP_Privacy_Policy_Content' ) ) {
+				include_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/misc.php' );
+			}
+
+			$privacy_policy_content = WP_Privacy_Policy_Content::get_default_content();
 		}
 
-		$privacy_policy_content = WP_Privacy_Policy_Content::get_default_content();
-		$privacy_policy_guid = get_option( 'home' ) . '/?page_id=3';
+		if ( ! empty( $privacy_policy_content ) ) {
+			$privacy_policy_guid = get_option( 'home' ) . '/?page_id=3';
 
-		$wpdb->insert(
-			$wpdb->posts, array(
-				'post_author'           => $user_id,
-				'post_date'             => $now,
-				'post_date_gmt'         => $now_gmt,
-				'post_content'          => $privacy_policy_content,
-				'post_excerpt'          => '',
-				'comment_status'        => 'closed',
-				'post_title'            => __( 'Privacy Policy' ),
-				/* translators: Privacy Policy page slug */
-				'post_name'             => __( 'privacy-policy' ),
-				'post_modified'         => $now,
-				'post_modified_gmt'     => $now_gmt,
-				'guid'                  => $privacy_policy_guid,
-				'post_type'             => 'page',
-				'post_status'           => 'draft',
-				'to_ping'               => '',
-				'pinged'                => '',
-				'post_content_filtered' => '',
-			)
-		);
-		$wpdb->insert(
-			$wpdb->postmeta, array(
-				'post_id'    => 3,
-				'meta_key'   => '_wp_page_template',
-				'meta_value' => 'default',
-			)
-		);
-		update_option( 'wp_page_for_privacy_policy', 3 );
+			$wpdb->insert(
+				$wpdb->posts, array(
+					'post_author'           => $user_id,
+					'post_date'             => $now,
+					'post_date_gmt'         => $now_gmt,
+					'post_content'          => $privacy_policy_content,
+					'post_excerpt'          => '',
+					'comment_status'        => 'closed',
+					'post_title'            => __( 'Privacy Policy' ),
+					/* translators: Privacy Policy page slug */
+					'post_name'             => __( 'privacy-policy' ),
+					'post_modified'         => $now,
+					'post_modified_gmt'     => $now_gmt,
+					'guid'                  => $privacy_policy_guid,
+					'post_type'             => 'page',
+					'post_status'           => 'draft',
+					'to_ping'               => '',
+					'pinged'                => '',
+					'post_content_filtered' => '',
+				)
+			);
+			$wpdb->insert(
+				$wpdb->postmeta, array(
+					'post_id'    => 3,
+					'meta_key'   => '_wp_page_template',
+					'meta_value' => 'default',
+				)
+			);
+			update_option( 'wp_page_for_privacy_policy', 3 );
+		}
 
 		// Set up default widgets for default theme.
 		update_option(
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 9bdfbf3da7..9244753053 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-43242';
+$wp_version = '5.0-alpha-43243';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.