diff --git a/xla/debug_options_flags.cc b/xla/debug_options_flags.cc
index 0ce60d0bc6e57..1ee18ccd26c70 100644
--- a/xla/debug_options_flags.cc
+++ b/xla/debug_options_flags.cc
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ DebugOptions DefaultDebugOptionsIgnoringFlags() {
   opts.set_xla_enable_fast_math(false);
   opts.set_xla_gpu_experimental_parallel_collective_overlap_limit(1);
   opts.set_xla_pjrt_allow_auto_layout_in_hlo(false);
-  opts.set_xla_gpu_enable_scatter_determinism_expander(true);
+  opts.set_xla_gpu_enable_scatter_determinism_expander(false);
   return opts;
 }