diff --git a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java
index efe72c306883e..fda99660ff740 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/ActivityManager.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public class ActivityManager {
     public final static boolean ENABLE_TASK_SNAPSHOTS;
 
     static {
-        ENABLE_TASK_SNAPSHOTS = SystemProperties.getBoolean("persist.enable_task_snapshots", true);
+        ENABLE_TASK_SNAPSHOTS = SystemProperties.getBoolean("persist.enable_task_snapshots", false);
     }
 
     static final class UidObserver extends IUidObserver.Stub {