diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/zj-find-license-opt-out.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/zj-find-license-opt-out.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..be2656601a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/zj-find-license-opt-out.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Detect repository license on Gitaly by default
+merge_request:
+author:
+type: performance
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
index 79cacd9f6f5..f1b575bd872 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/git/repository.rb
@@ -1045,7 +1045,8 @@ module Gitlab
       end
 
       def license_short_name
-        gitaly_migrate(:license_short_name) do |is_enabled|
+        gitaly_migrate(:license_short_name,
+                       status: Gitlab::GitalyClient::MigrationStatus::OPT_OUT) do |is_enabled|
           if is_enabled
             gitaly_repository_client.license_short_name
           else