diff --git a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/deployer/RabbitDeployerEnvironmentPostProcessor.java b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/deployer/RabbitDeployerEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
index 91fead450..cc2485dd8 100644
--- a/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/deployer/RabbitDeployerEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
+++ b/binders/rabbit-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-rabbit/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/rabbit/deployer/RabbitDeployerEnvironmentPostProcessor.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class RabbitDeployerEnvironmentPostProcessor implements EnvironmentPostProcessor
 	public void postProcessEnvironment(ConfigurableEnvironment environment,
 			SpringApplication application) {
 		if (!environment.containsProperty("spring.cloud.function.rsocket.enabled")) {
-			environment.getSystemProperties().putIfAbsent("spring.cloud.function.rsocket.enabled", false);
+			environment.getSystemProperties().putIfAbsent("spring.cloud.function.rsocket.enabled", "false");
 		}
 	}