diff --git a/doc/gpg.texi b/doc/gpg.texi
index c71126a97..b6a9b2d70 100644
--- a/doc/gpg.texi
+++ b/doc/gpg.texi
@@ -1792,7 +1792,7 @@ list.  The default is "local,wkd".
 @opindex no-auto-key-retrieve
 These options enable or disable the automatic retrieving of keys from
 a keyserver when verifying signatures made by keys that are not on the
-local keyring.  The default is @option{--auto-key-retrieve}.
+local keyring.  The default is @option{--no-auto-key-retrieve}.
 
 If the method "wkd" is included in the list of methods given to
 @option{auto-key-locate}, the signer's user ID is part of the
diff --git a/g10/gpg.c b/g10/gpg.c
index c721cdc4a..c9fa7ae5b 100644
--- a/g10/gpg.c
+++ b/g10/gpg.c
@@ -2366,8 +2366,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
     opt.keyserver_options.import_options = (IMPORT_REPAIR_KEYS
 					    | IMPORT_REPAIR_PKS_SUBKEY_BUG);
     opt.keyserver_options.export_options = EXPORT_ATTRIBUTES;
-    opt.keyserver_options.options = (KEYSERVER_HONOR_PKA_RECORD
-                                     | KEYSERVER_AUTO_KEY_RETRIEVE);
+    opt.keyserver_options.options = KEYSERVER_HONOR_PKA_RECORD;
     opt.verify_options = (LIST_SHOW_UID_VALIDITY
                           | VERIFY_SHOW_POLICY_URLS
                           | VERIFY_SHOW_STD_NOTATIONS