diff --git a/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts b/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
index 1fe89d6519e..a569899c5e6 100644
--- a/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
+++ b/packages/@ember/canary-features/index.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import { ENV } from '@ember/-internals/environment';
 */
 
 export const DEFAULT_FEATURES = {
-  EMBER_LIBRARIES_ISREGISTERED: null,
-  EMBER_IMPROVED_INSTRUMENTATION: null,
+  EMBER_LIBRARIES_ISREGISTERED: false,
+  EMBER_IMPROVED_INSTRUMENTATION: false,
   EMBER_NAMED_BLOCKS: true,
   EMBER_GLIMMER_HELPER_MANAGER: true,
   EMBER_GLIMMER_INVOKE_HELPER: true,