diff --git a/sys/netinet6/in6_proto.c b/sys/netinet6/in6_proto.c
index 971b61c7489..557edaf2e7e 100644
--- a/sys/netinet6/in6_proto.c
+++ b/sys/netinet6/in6_proto.c
@@ -193,8 +193,7 @@ VNET_DEFINE(int, icmp6_rediraccept) = 1;/* accept and process redirects */
 VNET_DEFINE(int, icmp6_redirtimeout) = 10 * 60;	/* 10 minutes */
 VNET_DEFINE(int, icmp6errppslim) = 100;		/* 100pps */
 /* control how to respond to NI queries */
-VNET_DEFINE(int, icmp6_nodeinfo) =
-    (ICMP6_NODEINFO_FQDNOK|ICMP6_NODEINFO_NODEADDROK);
+VNET_DEFINE(int, icmp6_nodeinfo) = 0;
 VNET_DEFINE(int, icmp6_nodeinfo_oldmcprefix) = 1;
 
 VNET_DEFINE_STATIC(int, ip6_log_interval) = 5;