diff --git a/comps-f9.xml.in b/comps-f9.xml.in
index 96cd6d66..d796aaaf 100644
--- a/comps-f9.xml.in
+++ b/comps-f9.xml.in
@@ -3725,7 +3725,7 @@
     <id>sugar-desktop</id>
     <_name>SUGAR Desktop Environment</_name>
     <_description>SUGAR is the desktop environment developed for the OLPC XO.</_description>
-    <default>true</default>
+    <default>false</default>
     <uservisible>true</uservisible>
     <packagelist>
       <packagereq type="mandatory">sugar</packagereq>