diff --git a/neutron/extensions/firewall.py b/neutron/extensions/firewall.py
index bbb5d163ec..ff0fd39fb1 100644
--- a/neutron/extensions/firewall.py
+++ b/neutron/extensions/firewall.py
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ firewall_quota_opts = [
                help=_('Number of firewall policies allowed per tenant. '
                       'A negative value means unlimited.')),
     cfg.IntOpt('quota_firewall_rule',
-               default=-1,
+               default=100,
                help=_('Number of firewall rules allowed per tenant. '
                       'A negative value means unlimited.')),
 ]