diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml b/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml
index 9d25fa843..25bb6cb02 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/files/elasticsearch.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.low: 95%
 cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.high: 98%
 cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.flood_stage: 98%
 {%- if FEATURES is sameas true %}
+xpack.ml.enabled: false
 #xpack.security.enabled: false
 #xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled: true
 #xpack.security.transport.ssl.verification_mode: none