diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config
index df063cf446..308f2320bc 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
 [receive]
 	maxObjectSizeLimit = 100 m
 	enableSignedPush = false
+	autogc = false
 [commentlink "bugheader"]
 	match = "([Cc]loses|[Pp]artial|[Rr]elated)-[Bb]ug:\\s*#?(\\d+)"
 	link = "https://launchpad.net/bugs/$2"