diff --git a/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt b/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt
index 90f76f5b9b..cafbbef46a 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/mergetool.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ mergetool.hideResolved::
 	resolution. This flag causes 'LOCAL' and 'REMOTE' to be overwriten so
 	that only the unresolved conflicts are presented to the merge tool. Can
 	be configured per-tool via the `mergetool.<tool>.hideResolved`
-	configuration variable. Defaults to `true`.
+	configuration variable. Defaults to `false`.
 
 mergetool.keepBackup::
 	After performing a merge, the original file with conflict markers
diff --git a/git-mergetool.sh b/git-mergetool.sh
index 911470a5b2..f751d9cfe2 100755
--- a/git-mergetool.sh
+++ b/git-mergetool.sh
@@ -358,13 +358,8 @@ merge_file () {
 		    enabled=false
 		fi
 	else
-		# The user does not have a preference. Ask the tool.
-		if hide_resolved_enabled
-		then
-		    enabled=true
-		else
-		    enabled=false
-		fi
+		# The user does not have a preference. Default to disabled.
+		enabled=false
 	fi
 
 	if test "$enabled" = true