diff --git a/src/flag-definitions.h b/src/flag-definitions.h
index aa974f7845..4d05263e23 100644
--- a/src/flag-definitions.h
+++ b/src/flag-definitions.h
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ DEFINE_BOOL(turbo_loop_variable, true, "Turbofan loop variable optimization")
 DEFINE_BOOL(turbo_cf_optimization, true, "optimize control flow in TurboFan")
 DEFINE_BOOL(turbo_frame_elision, true, "elide frames in TurboFan")
 DEFINE_BOOL(turbo_escape, true, "enable escape analysis")
-DEFINE_BOOL(turbo_new_escape, true,
+DEFINE_BOOL(turbo_new_escape, false,
             "enable new implementation of escape analysis")
 DEFINE_BOOL(turbo_instruction_scheduling, false,
             "enable instruction scheduling in TurboFan")