diff --git a/extensions/oidc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/OidcTenantConfig.java b/extensions/oidc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/OidcTenantConfig.java
index 7003f7d43c593..5284ca350c48b 100644
--- a/extensions/oidc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/OidcTenantConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/oidc/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/oidc/OidcTenantConfig.java
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ public enum ResponseMode {
          * Do not enable this property if your OpenId Connect provider does not support setting `nonce` in ID token
          * or if you work with OAuth2 provider such as `GitHub` which does not issue ID tokens.
          */
-        @ConfigItem
+        @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "false")
         public boolean nonceRequired = false;
 
         /**