diff --git a/man/systemd-cgls.xml b/man/systemd-cgls.xml
index 3fa0a35770..4b5449e71c 100644
--- a/man/systemd-cgls.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-cgls.xml
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@
         <term><option>--xattr=</option></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Controls whether to include information about extended attributes of the listed
-        control groups in the output. Expects a boolean value, defaults to yes.</para></listitem>
+        control groups in the output. Expects a boolean value. Defaults to no.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
         <term><option>--cgroup-id=</option></term>
 
         <listitem><para>Controls whether to include the numeric ID of the listed control groups in the
-        output. Expects a boolean value, defaults to yes.</para></listitem>
+        output. Expects a boolean value. Defaults to no.</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
diff --git a/src/cgls/cgls.c b/src/cgls/cgls.c
index d6703634e1..a0c0d29116 100644
--- a/src/cgls/cgls.c
+++ b/src/cgls/cgls.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #include "unit-name.h"
 
 static PagerFlags arg_pager_flags = 0;
-static OutputFlags arg_output_flags = OUTPUT_CGROUP_XATTRS | OUTPUT_CGROUP_ID;
+static OutputFlags arg_output_flags = 0;
 
 static enum {
         SHOW_UNIT_NONE,