diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix_dns_enable_dns_no_sync.yml b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix_dns_enable_dns_no_sync.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3e7b20b95266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/kong/fix_dns_enable_dns_no_sync.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+message: The default value of `dns_no_sync` option has been changed to `on`
+type: bugfix
+scope: Configuration
diff --git a/kong.conf.default b/kong.conf.default
index 10bdf50d1b59..33f5c5274646 100644
--- a/kong.conf.default
+++ b/kong.conf.default
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@
 
 #dns_error_ttl = 1               # TTL in seconds for error responses.
 
-#dns_no_sync = off               # If enabled, then upon a cache-miss every
+#dns_no_sync = on                # If enabled, then upon a cache-miss every
                                  # request will trigger its own dns query.
                                  # When disabled multiple requests for the
                                  # same name/type will be synchronised to a
diff --git a/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua b/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua
index 4a450fd08825..e6915a699f06 100644
--- a/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua
+++ b/kong/templates/kong_defaults.lua
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ dns_stale_ttl = 4
 dns_cache_size = 10000
 dns_not_found_ttl = 30
 dns_error_ttl = 1
-dns_no_sync = off
+dns_no_sync = on
 
 dedicated_config_processing = off
 worker_consistency = eventual