diff --git a/docs/about/deprecated.rst b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
index e19bcba242..47a8628b56 100644
--- a/docs/about/deprecated.rst
+++ b/docs/about/deprecated.rst
@@ -296,6 +296,13 @@ contains native support for this feature and thus use of the option
 ROM approach is obsolete. The native SeaBIOS support can be activated
 by using ``-machine graphics=off``.
 
+``-device nvme-ns,eui64-default=on|off`` (since 7.1)
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+In QEMU versions 6.1, 6.2 and 7.0, the ``nvme-ns`` generates an EUI-64
+identifer that is not globally unique. If an EUI-64 identifer is required, the
+user must set it explicitly using the ``nvme-ns`` device parameter ``eui64``.
+
 
 Block device options
 ''''''''''''''''''''
diff --git a/hw/core/machine.c b/hw/core/machine.c
index bb0dc8f6a9..c53548d0b1 100644
--- a/hw/core/machine.c
+++ b/hw/core/machine.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 
 GlobalProperty hw_compat_7_0[] = {
     { "arm-gicv3-common", "force-8-bit-prio", "on" },
+    { "nvme-ns", "eui64-default", "on"},
 };
 const size_t hw_compat_7_0_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_7_0);
 
diff --git a/hw/nvme/ns.c b/hw/nvme/ns.c
index af6504fad2..06a04131f1 100644
--- a/hw/nvme/ns.c
+++ b/hw/nvme/ns.c
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static Property nvme_ns_props[] = {
     DEFINE_PROP_SIZE("zoned.zrwas", NvmeNamespace, params.zrwas, 0),
     DEFINE_PROP_SIZE("zoned.zrwafg", NvmeNamespace, params.zrwafg, -1),
     DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("eui64-default", NvmeNamespace, params.eui64_default,
-                     true),
+                     false),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };