diff --git a/orte/runtime/orte_mca_params.c b/orte/runtime/orte_mca_params.c
index eb3be9543d..5971e3762d 100644
--- a/orte/runtime/orte_mca_params.c
+++ b/orte/runtime/orte_mca_params.c
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ int orte_register_params(void)
 #if ORTE_ENABLE_STATIC_PORTS
     mca_base_param_reg_int_name("orte", "use_common_port",
                                 "Daemons use same port as HNP",
-                                false, false, (int)true, &value);
+                                false, false, (int)false, &value);
     orte_use_common_port = OPAL_INT_TO_BOOL(value);
 #else
     orte_use_common_port = false;