diff --git a/changes/ee/fix-10007.en.md b/changes/ee/fix-10007.en.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Change Kafka bridge's config `memory_overload_protection` default value from `true` to `false`.
+EMQX logs cases when messages get dropped due to overload protection, and this is also reflected in counters.
+However, since there is by default no alerting based on the logs and counters,
+setting it to `true` may cause messages being dropped without noticing.
+At the time being, the better option is to let sysadmin set it explicitly so they are fully aware of the benefits and risks.
diff --git a/changes/ee/fix-10007.zh.md b/changes/ee/fix-10007.zh.md
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+Kafka 桥接的配置参数 `memory_overload_protection` 默认值从 `true` 改成了 `false`。
+尽管内存过载后消息被丢弃会产生日志和计数，如果没有基于这些日志或计数的告警，系统管理员可能无法及时发现消息被丢弃。
+当前更好的选择是：让管理员显式的配置该项，迫使他们理解这个配置的好处以及风险。
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/i18n/emqx_ee_bridge_kafka.conf b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/i18n/emqx_ee_bridge_kafka.conf
index e72da2323..c41b95c3a 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/i18n/emqx_ee_bridge_kafka.conf
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/i18n/emqx_ee_bridge_kafka.conf
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ emqx_ee_bridge_kafka {
     }
     buffer_memory_overload_protection {
         desc {
-            en: "Applicable when buffer mode is set to <code>memory</code> or <code>hybrid</code>.\n"
+            en: "Applicable when buffer mode is set to <code>memory</code>\n"
                 "EMQX will drop old buffered messages under high memory pressure. "
                 "The high memory threshold is defined in config <code>sysmon.os.sysmem_high_watermark</code>. "
                 "NOTE: This config only works on Linux."
diff --git a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/src/emqx_ee_bridge_kafka.erl b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/src/emqx_ee_bridge_kafka.erl
index 3983b235c..c345f6c74 100644
--- a/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/src/emqx_ee_bridge_kafka.erl
+++ b/lib-ee/emqx_ee_bridge/src/emqx_ee_bridge_kafka.erl
@@ -238,8 +238,7 @@ fields(producer_buffer) ->
             )},
         {memory_overload_protection,
             mk(boolean(), #{
-                %% different from 4.x
-                default => true,
+                default => false,
                 desc => ?DESC(buffer_memory_overload_protection)
             })}
     ].