diff --git a/storage/perfschema/pfs_instr_class.cc b/storage/perfschema/pfs_instr_class.cc
index 2b1a80d3e11..fa85d8610bf 100644
--- a/storage/perfschema/pfs_instr_class.cc
+++ b/storage/perfschema/pfs_instr_class.cc
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   Indicate if the performance schema is enabled.
   This flag is set at startup, and never changes.
 */
-my_bool pfs_enabled= TRUE;
+my_bool pfs_enabled= FALSE;
 
 /**
   PFS_INSTRUMENT option settings array
diff --git a/storage/perfschema/unittest/pfs_instr_class-t.cc b/storage/perfschema/unittest/pfs_instr_class-t.cc
index 7651898d684..76e3668d378 100644
--- a/storage/perfschema/unittest/pfs_instr_class-t.cc
+++ b/storage/perfschema/unittest/pfs_instr_class-t.cc
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ void do_all_tests()
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   plan(209);
+  pfs_enabled= 1;
   MY_INIT(argv[0]);
   do_all_tests();
   my_end(0);