diff --git a/include/emqx_mqtt.hrl b/include/emqx_mqtt.hrl
index b1c974c44..3a138f393 100644
--- a/include/emqx_mqtt.hrl
+++ b/include/emqx_mqtt.hrl
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 -define(DEFAULT_SUBOPTS, #{rh  => 0, %% Retain Handling
-                           rap => 1, %% Retain as Publish
+                           rap => 0, %% Retain as Publish
                            nl  => 0, %% No Local
                            qos => 0  %% QoS
                           }).