diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 28fff0b1..c5c6006b 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ octavia_management_net_subnet_cidr: 172.29.232.0/22
 # octavia_management_net_subnet_allocation_pools: "172.29.232.10-172.29.235.200"
 octavia_management_net_subnet_allocation_pools: ""
 # Do we require the Neutron DHCP server
-octavia_management_net_dhcp: "True"
+octavia_management_net_dhcp: "False"
 # Should Octavia set up the network and subnet?
 octavia_service_net_setup: True
 # This should match net_name from provider_networks structure in openstack_user_config
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/octavia-dhcp-disable-d575d932a1959652.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/octavia-dhcp-disable-d575d932a1959652.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4068d724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/octavia-dhcp-disable-d575d932a1959652.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    Default value for ``octavia_management_net_dhcp`` was set to False.
+    It means that Octavia management network will not have DHCP enabled by
+    default if os_octavia role is responsible for managaing it.