diff --git a/include/grpcpp/server.h b/include/grpcpp/server.h
index 5fab0714662..189d8bec224 100644
--- a/include/grpcpp/server.h
+++ b/include/grpcpp/server.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class Server : public ServerInterface, private GrpcLibraryCodegen {
          std::shared_ptr<std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ServerCompletionQueue>>>
              sync_server_cqs,
          int min_pollers, int max_pollers, int sync_cq_timeout_msec,
-         grpc_resource_quota* server_rq);
+         grpc_resource_quota* server_rq = nullptr);
 
   /// Start the server.
   ///
diff --git a/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc b/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc
index 43e6b27de20..d32d6b49043 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/server_cc.cc
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ Server::Server(
     std::shared_ptr<std::vector<std::unique_ptr<ServerCompletionQueue>>>
         sync_server_cqs,
     int min_pollers, int max_pollers, int sync_cq_timeout_msec,
-    grpc_resource_quota* server_rq = nullptr)
+    grpc_resource_quota* server_rq)
     : max_receive_message_size_(max_receive_message_size),
       sync_server_cqs_(std::move(sync_server_cqs)),
       started_(false),