diff --git a/src/backend/commands/prepare.c b/src/backend/commands/prepare.c
index b01051df9d..cec37ce040 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/prepare.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/prepare.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ PrepareQuery(PrepareStmt *stmt, const char *queryString)
 					   nargs,
 					   NULL,
 					   NULL,
-					   CURSOR_OPT_PARALLEL_OK,	/* allow parallel mode */
+					   0,		/* default cursor options */
 					   true);	/* fixed result */
 
 	/*