diff --git a/scripts/tint_overrides_with_defaults.gni b/scripts/tint_overrides_with_defaults.gni
index f900529..dca626e 100644
--- a/scripts/tint_overrides_with_defaults.gni
+++ b/scripts/tint_overrides_with_defaults.gni
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 
   # Build the Tint IR
   if (!defined(tint_build_ir)) {
-    tint_build_ir = true
+    tint_build_ir = false
   }
 
   # Build unittests