diff --git a/src/bootstrap/tool.rs b/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
index 5edaf435eece..db794f6d6c72 100644
--- a/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
+++ b/src/bootstrap/tool.rs
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ pub struct Clippy {
 
 impl Step for Clippy {
     type Output = PathBuf;
-    const DEFAULT: bool = true;
+    const DEFAULT: bool = false;
     const ONLY_HOSTS: bool = true;
 
     fn should_run(run: ShouldRun) -> ShouldRun {