diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
index 21a323c01cdb..9a5d58b251f5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915_params.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct i915_params i915 __read_mostly = {
 	.verbose_state_checks = 1,
 	.nuclear_pageflip = 0,
 	.edp_vswing = 0,
-	.enable_guc_loading = -1,
+	.enable_guc_loading = 0,
 	.enable_guc_submission = 0,
 	.guc_log_level = -1,
 	.enable_dp_mst = true,
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(edp_vswing,
 module_param_named_unsafe(enable_guc_loading, i915.enable_guc_loading, int, 0400);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_guc_loading,
 		"Enable GuC firmware loading "
-		"(-1=auto [default], 0=never, 1=if available, 2=required)");
+		"(-1=auto, 0=never [default], 1=if available, 2=required)");
 
 module_param_named_unsafe(enable_guc_submission, i915.enable_guc_submission, int, 0400);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(enable_guc_submission,