diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
index de0d73cd82..8fd36ca635 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ export const {
   enableDebugTracing,
   enableUseRefAccessWarning,
   enableLazyContextPropagation,
-  enableSyncDefaultUpdates,
   enableUnifiedSyncLane,
   enableTransitionTracing,
   enableCustomElementPropertySupport,
@@ -106,5 +105,8 @@ export const enableUseMutableSource = true;
 export const useModernStrictMode = false;
 export const enableFizzExternalRuntime = true;
 
+// This is only used in VARIANT tests, setting it to true does nothing.
+export const enableSyncDefaultUpdates = false;
+
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 ((((null: any): ExportsType): FeatureFlagsType): ExportsType);
diff --git a/scripts/jest/setupTests.www.js b/scripts/jest/setupTests.www.js
index 99d77429a3..0def1bcadc 100644
--- a/scripts/jest/setupTests.www.js
+++ b/scripts/jest/setupTests.www.js
@@ -6,7 +6,12 @@ jest.mock('shared/ReactFeatureFlags', () => {
     () => jest.requireActual('shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www-dynamic'),
     {virtual: true}
   );
-  return jest.requireActual('shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www');
+  const actual = jest.requireActual('shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www');
+
+  // This flag is only used by tests, it should never be set elsewhere.
+  actual.enableSyncDefaultUpdates = __VARIANT__;
+
+  return actual;
 });
 
 jest.mock('scheduler/src/SchedulerFeatureFlags', () => {