diff --git a/kernel/sched/features.h b/kernel/sched/features.h
index 980d92bab8ab..136a6584be79 100644
--- a/kernel/sched/features.h
+++ b/kernel/sched/features.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SCHED_FEAT(PREEMPT_SHORT, true)
  * wakeup-preemption), since its likely going to consume data we
  * touched, increases cache locality.
  */
-SCHED_FEAT(NEXT_BUDDY, true)
+SCHED_FEAT(NEXT_BUDDY, false)
 
 /*
  * Allow completely ignoring cfs_rq->next; which can be set from various