diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
index c0c39d0f54e6e..954a871068160 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/values/config.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 
     <!-- Whether a software navigation bar should be shown. NOTE: in the future this may be
          autodetected from the Configuration. -->
-    <bool name="config_showNavigationBar">true</bool>
+    <bool name="config_showNavigationBar">false</bool>
 
 </resources>