diff --git a/components/esp_phy/Kconfig b/components/esp_phy/Kconfig
index 9febe98d26..626f509b66 100644
--- a/components/esp_phy/Kconfig
+++ b/components/esp_phy/Kconfig
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ menu "PHY"
     config ESP_PHY_REDUCE_TX_POWER
         bool "Reduce PHY TX power when brownout reset"
         depends on ESP_BROWNOUT_DET
-        default y
+        default n
         help
             When brownout reset occurs, reduce PHY TX power to keep the code running.