1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/ovsdb/jsonrpc-server.c b/ovsdb/jsonrpc-server.c
index 147dadc7..08393c1e 100644
--- a/ovsdb/jsonrpc-server.c
+++ b/ovsdb/jsonrpc-server.c
@@ -125,11 +125,13 @@ ovsdb_jsonrpc_server_destroy(struct ovsdb_jsonrpc_server *svr)
 }
 
 struct ovsdb_jsonrpc_options *
-ovsdb_jsonrpc_default_options(void)
+ovsdb_jsonrpc_default_options(const char *target)
 {
     struct ovsdb_jsonrpc_options *options = xzalloc(sizeof *options);
-    options->probe_interval = RECONNECT_DEFAULT_PROBE_INTERVAL;
     options->max_backoff = RECONNECT_DEFAULT_MAX_BACKOFF;
+    options->probe_interval = (stream_or_pstream_needs_probes(target)
+                               ? RECONNECT_DEFAULT_PROBE_INTERVAL
+                               : 0);
     return options;
 }