diff --git a/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml b/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
index 6cc4d123a..d0ba37e7b 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
+++ b/salt/kibana/defaults.yaml
@@ -35,3 +35,5 @@ kibana:
           hostname: localhost
       fleet:
         registryUrl: ""
+      apm:
+        enabled: false