diff --git a/br/pkg/lightning/config/config.go b/br/pkg/lightning/config/config.go
index 577b563f76352..edc8edf299110 100644
--- a/br/pkg/lightning/config/config.go
+++ b/br/pkg/lightning/config/config.go
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 			Checksum:          OpLevelRequired,
 			Analyze:           OpLevelOptional,
 			PostProcessAtLast: true,
-			ChecksumViaSQL:    true,
+			ChecksumViaSQL:    false,
 		},
 	}
 }