diff --git a/src/mpid/ch4/netmod/ofi/ofi_send.h b/src/mpid/ch4/netmod/ofi/ofi_send.h
index 3d409ef5fa1..3bd0cc7b6cc 100644
--- a/src/mpid/ch4/netmod/ofi/ofi_send.h
+++ b/src/mpid/ch4/netmod/ofi/ofi_send.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
     - name        : MPIR_CVAR_CH4_OFI_EAGER_THRESHOLD
       category    : CH4_OFI
       type        : int
-      default     : 16384
+      default     : -1
       class       : none
       verbosity   : MPI_T_VERBOSITY_USER_BASIC
       scope       : MPI_T_SCOPE_LOCAL