diff --git a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
index 82dd02ac..3401acde 100644
--- a/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
+++ b/autoload/airline/extensions.vim
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ function! airline#extensions#load()
     call add(s:loaded_ext, 'bookmark')
   endif
 
-  if get(g:, 'airline#extensions#scrollbar#enabled', 1)
+  if get(g:, 'airline#extensions#scrollbar#enabled', 0)
     call airline#extensions#scrollbar#init(s:ext)
     call add(s:loaded_ext, 'scrollbar')
   endif
diff --git a/doc/airline.txt b/doc/airline.txt
index 3654ab10..e340efed 100644
--- a/doc/airline.txt
+++ b/doc/airline.txt
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@ groups:
 Displays an Ascii Scrollbar for active windows with a width > 200.
 
 * enable/disable scrollbar integration >
-  let g:airline#extensions#scrollbar#enabled = 1 (default: 1)
+  let g:airline#extensions#scrollbar#enabled = 1 (default: 0)
 -------------------------------------                        *airline-taboo*
 taboo.vim <https://github.com/gcmt/taboo.vim>