diff --git a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Debugging.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.Debugging.targets b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Debugging.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.Debugging.targets
index 7ffa52326dc..dd1a972b3b2 100644
--- a/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Debugging.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.Debugging.targets
+++ b/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Debugging.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Common.Debugging.targets
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2016 Xamarin. All rights reserved.
 		<AndroidAttachDebugger Condition="'$(AndroidAttachDebugger)' == ''">False</AndroidAttachDebugger>
 		<AndroidDebuggerServer Condition="'$(AndroidDebuggerServer)' == ''">True</AndroidDebuggerServer>
 		<_AndroidRunForceStop Condition="'$(_AndroidRunForceStop)' == ''">True</_AndroidRunForceStop>
-		<_AndroidAllowJavaDebugging Condition="'$(_AndroidAllowJavaDebugging)' == ''">True</_AndroidAllowJavaDebugging>
+		<_AndroidAllowJavaDebugging Condition="'$(_AndroidAllowJavaDebugging)' == ''">False</_AndroidAllowJavaDebugging>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 	<Exec Command="&quot;$(_AndroidPlatformToolsDirectory)adb&quot; $(AdbTarget) forward tcp:$(AndroidSdbTargetPort) tcp:$(AndroidSdbHostPort)"
 		Condition="'$(AndroidAttachDebugger)' == 'True' And '$(AndroidDebuggerServer)' == 'True'" />