diff --git a/lib/msf/core/exploit/smb/client.rb b/lib/msf/core/exploit/smb/client.rb
index a415a9bf4b..c4de7bef5f 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/exploit/smb/client.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/exploit/smb/client.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ module Msf
 
         register_advanced_options(
         [
-          OptBool.new('SMBDirect', [ true, 'The target port is a raw SMB service (not NetBIOS)', true ]),
+          OptBool.new('SMBDirect', [ false, 'The target port is a raw SMB service (not NetBIOS)', true ]),
           OptString.new('SMBUser', [ false, 'The username to authenticate as', '']),
           OptString.new('SMBPass', [ false, 'The password for the specified username', '']),
           OptString.new('SMBDomain',  [ false, 'The Windows domain to use for authentication', '.']),