diff --git a/SOURCES/bz1906978-fence_gce-default-to-onoff.patch b/SOURCES/bz1906978-fence_gce-default-to-onoff.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9642832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/bz1906978-fence_gce-default-to-onoff.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+From 6f1743a7c34b00b0d1602675598ae22a2a3de6b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Oyvind Albrigtsen <oalbrigt@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 15:11:14 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] fence_gce: default to onoff
+
+---
+ agents/gce/fence_gce.py           | 2 --
+ tests/data/metadata/fence_gce.xml | 2 +-
+ 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/agents/gce/fence_gce.py b/agents/gce/fence_gce.py
+index bf5f5693..84cf3634 100644
+--- a/agents/gce/fence_gce.py
++++ b/agents/gce/fence_gce.py
+@@ -334,8 +334,6 @@ def main():
+ 	define_new_opts()
+ 
+ 	all_opt["power_timeout"]["default"] = "60"
+-	all_opt["method"]["default"] = "cycle"
+-	all_opt["method"]["help"] = "-m, --method=[method]          Method to fence (onoff|cycle) (Default: cycle)"
+ 
+ 	options = check_input(device_opt, process_input(device_opt))
+ 
+diff --git a/tests/data/metadata/fence_gce.xml b/tests/data/metadata/fence_gce.xml
+index 33478721..77812ffb 100644
+--- a/tests/data/metadata/fence_gce.xml
++++ b/tests/data/metadata/fence_gce.xml
+@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ For instructions see: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/tutorials/python-gui
+ 	</parameter>
+ 	<parameter name="method" unique="0" required="0">
+ 		<getopt mixed="-m, --method=[method]" />
+-		<content type="select" default="cycle"  >
++		<content type="select" default="onoff"  >
+ 			<option value="onoff" />
+ 			<option value="cycle" />
+ 		</content>
diff --git a/SPECS/fence-agents.spec b/SPECS/fence-agents.spec
index 3dedfba..34dea6a 100644
--- a/SPECS/fence-agents.spec
+++ b/SPECS/fence-agents.spec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 Name: fence-agents
 Summary: Set of unified programs capable of host isolation ("fencing")
 Version: 4.2.1
-Release: 63%{?alphatag:.%{alphatag}}%{?dist}
+Release: 64%{?alphatag:.%{alphatag}}%{?dist}
 License: GPLv2+ and LGPLv2+
 Group: System Environment/Base
 URL: https://github.com/ClusterLabs/fence-agents
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ Patch79: bz1470813-fencing-4-make-timeout-0-mean-forever.patch
 Patch80: bz1841087-fence_scsi-dont-write-key-device-to-file.patch
 Patch81: bz1896827-fence_aws-add-imdsv2-support.patch
 Patch82: bz1914313-fence_zvmip-fix-disable-timeout.patch
+Patch83: bz1906978-fence_gce-default-to-onoff.patch
 
 %if 0%{?fedora} || 0%{?rhel} > 7
 %global supportedagents amt_ws apc apc_snmp bladecenter brocade cisco_mds cisco_ucs compute drac5 eaton_snmp emerson eps evacuate hds_cb hpblade ibmblade ifmib ilo ilo_moonshot ilo_mp ilo_ssh intelmodular ipdu ipmilan kdump lpar mpath redfish rhevm rsa rsb sbd scsi vmware_rest vmware_soap wti
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ BuildRequires: python3-google-api-client
 %patch80 -p1
 %patch81 -p1
 %patch82 -p1
+%patch83 -p1
 
 # prevent compilation of something that won't get used anyway
 sed -i.orig 's|FENCE_ZVM=1|FENCE_ZVM=0|' configure.ac
@@ -1169,6 +1171,10 @@ Fence agent for IBM z/VM over IP.
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Jan 14 2021 Oyvind Albrigtsen <oalbrigt@redhat.com> - 4.2.1-64
+- fence_gce: default to onoff
+  Resolves: rhbz#1906978
+
 * Mon Jan 11 2021 Oyvind Albrigtsen <oalbrigt@redhat.com> - 4.2.1-63
 - fence_zvmip: fix disable-timeout not working correctly
   Resolves: rhbz#1914313