diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index 10faa8613..09a9ada2d 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -3459,7 +3459,7 @@ tune.quic.socket-owner { connection | listener }
 
 tune.quit.zero-copy-fwd-send { on | off }
   Enables ('on') of disabled ('off') the zero-copy sends of data for the QUIC
-  multiplexer. It is enabled by default.
+  multiplexer. It is disabled by default.
 
   See also: tune.disable-zero-copy-forwarding
 
diff --git a/src/haproxy.c b/src/haproxy.c
index e18632554..0807e87b4 100644
--- a/src/haproxy.c
+++ b/src/haproxy.c
@@ -1601,7 +1601,7 @@ static void init_args(int argc, char **argv)
 	global.tune.options |= GTUNE_USE_FAST_FWD; /* Use fast-forward by default */
 
 	/* Use zero-copy forwarding by default */
-	global.tune.no_zero_copy_fwd = 0;
+	global.tune.no_zero_copy_fwd = NO_ZERO_COPY_FWD_QUIC_SND;
 
 	/* keep a copy of original arguments for the master process */
 	old_argv = copy_argv(argc, argv);