diff --git a/src/registry/export_sdl.rs b/src/registry/export_sdl.rs
index be38f43b..92561e10 100644
--- a/src/registry/export_sdl.rs
+++ b/src/registry/export_sdl.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ impl Registry {
         }
 
         if options.federation {
-            if self.enable_apollo_link {
+            if !self.suppress_apollo_link {
                 writeln!(sdl, "extend schema @link(").ok();
                 writeln!(sdl, "\turl: \"https://specs.apollo.dev/federation/v2.0\",").ok();
                 writeln!(sdl, "\timport: [\"@key\", \"@tag\", \"@shareable\", \"@inaccessible\", \"@override\", \"@external\", \"@provides\", \"@requires\"]").ok();
diff --git a/src/registry/mod.rs b/src/registry/mod.rs
index 5a6e6f34..3d493b6a 100644
--- a/src/registry/mod.rs
+++ b/src/registry/mod.rs
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ pub struct Registry {
     pub subscription_type: Option<String>,
     pub introspection_mode: IntrospectionMode,
     pub enable_federation: bool,
-    pub enable_apollo_link: bool,
+    pub suppress_apollo_link: bool,
     pub federation_subscription: bool,
     pub ignore_name_conflicts: HashSet<String>,
 }
diff --git a/src/schema.rs b/src/schema.rs
index adcac107..6c6c9875 100644
--- a/src/schema.rs
+++ b/src/schema.rs
@@ -173,13 +173,13 @@ impl<Query, Mutation, Subscription> SchemaBuilder<Query, Mutation, Subscription>
         self
     }
 
-    /// Enables printing the apollo federation 2 `@link` directive during
-    /// federation schema export; the directive is attached to an "extend
-    /// schema" element, and will have values set to ensure that
-    /// the federation schema directives and types are named properly.
+    /// By default, schema export in the federation mode will now automatically
+    /// print out a `@link` directive attached to an `extend schema`
+    /// element. If you need to prevent this printing for any reason, you
+    /// can use this method to prevent that printing.
     #[must_use]
-    pub fn enable_apollo_fed2_link(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.registry.enable_apollo_link = true;
+    pub fn suppress_apollo_link(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.registry.suppress_apollo_link = true;
         self
     }
 
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ where
             },
             introspection_mode: IntrospectionMode::Enabled,
             enable_federation: false,
-            enable_apollo_link: false,
+            suppress_apollo_link: false,
             federation_subscription: false,
             ignore_name_conflicts,
         };
diff --git a/tests/federation.rs b/tests/federation.rs
index 0acfa38d..624a98f6 100644
--- a/tests/federation.rs
+++ b/tests/federation.rs
@@ -547,8 +547,10 @@ pub async fn test_entity_inaccessible() {
     }
 }
 
+// tests suppressing the link directive. note that test_entity_inaccessible and
+// test_entity_tag now verify the default printing of the link directive.
 #[tokio::test]
-pub async fn test_link_directive() {
+pub async fn test_suppress_link_directive() {
     struct User {
         id: ID,
     }
@@ -614,12 +616,12 @@ pub async fn test_link_directive() {
     }
 
     let schema_sdl = Schema::build(Query, EmptyMutation, EmptySubscription)
-        .enable_apollo_fed2_link()
+        .suppress_apollo_link()
         .finish()
         .sdl_with_options(SDLExportOptions::new().federation());
 
     let path = std::path::Path::new(&std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap())
-        .join("tests/schemas/test_fed2_link.schema.graphqls");
+        .join("tests/schemas/test_suppress_link.graphqls");
     let expected_schema = std::fs::read_to_string(&path).unwrap();
     if schema_sdl != expected_schema {
         std::fs::write(path, schema_sdl).unwrap();
diff --git a/tests/schemas/test_entity_inaccessible.schema.graphql b/tests/schemas/test_entity_inaccessible.schema.graphql
index 7da5863f..93f8f71a 100644
--- a/tests/schemas/test_entity_inaccessible.schema.graphql
+++ b/tests/schemas/test_entity_inaccessible.schema.graphql
@@ -65,3 +65,7 @@ extend type Query {
 }
 
 
+extend schema @link(
+	url: "https://specs.apollo.dev/federation/v2.0",
+	import: ["@key", "@tag", "@shareable", "@inaccessible", "@override", "@external", "@provides", "@requires"]
+)
diff --git a/tests/schemas/test_entity_tag.schema.graphql b/tests/schemas/test_entity_tag.schema.graphql
index d7bdf7aa..1106ac6b 100644
--- a/tests/schemas/test_entity_tag.schema.graphql
+++ b/tests/schemas/test_entity_tag.schema.graphql
@@ -65,3 +65,7 @@ extend type Query {
 }
 
 
+extend schema @link(
+	url: "https://specs.apollo.dev/federation/v2.0",
+	import: ["@key", "@tag", "@shareable", "@inaccessible", "@override", "@external", "@provides", "@requires"]
+)
diff --git a/tests/schemas/test_fed2_link.schema.graphqls b/tests/schemas/test_suppress_link.graphqls
similarity index 57%
rename from tests/schemas/test_fed2_link.schema.graphqls
rename to tests/schemas/test_suppress_link.graphqls
index dfb4a959..eb878e1b 100644
--- a/tests/schemas/test_fed2_link.schema.graphqls
+++ b/tests/schemas/test_suppress_link.graphqls
@@ -20,7 +20,3 @@ extend type User @key(fields: "id") {
 	reviews: [Review!]!
 }
 
-extend schema @link(
-	url: "https://specs.apollo.dev/federation/v2.0",
-	import: ["@key", "@tag", "@shareable", "@inaccessible", "@override", "@external", "@provides", "@requires"]
-)