diff --git a/source/include/acpixf.h b/source/include/acpixf.h
index 1ed9b38969..202acf5c96 100644
--- a/source/include/acpixf.h
+++ b/source/include/acpixf.h
@@ -260,9 +260,9 @@ ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL (UINT8,            AcpiGbl_DoNotUseXsdt, FALSE);
  * address. Although ACPICA adheres to the ACPI specification which
  * requires the use of the corresponding 64-bit address if it is non-zero,
  * some machines have been found to have a corrupted non-zero 64-bit
- * address. Default is TRUE, favor the 32-bit addresses.
+ * address. Default is FALSE, do not favor the 32-bit addresses.
  */
-ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL (UINT8,            AcpiGbl_Use32BitFadtAddresses, TRUE);
+ACPI_INIT_GLOBAL (UINT8,            AcpiGbl_Use32BitFadtAddresses, FALSE);
 
 /*
  * Optionally use 32-bit FACS table addresses.