diff --git a/packages/next/src/server/config-schema.ts b/packages/next/src/server/config-schema.ts
index 33e63cfcf0a84d..6376d377eed7c5 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/server/config-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/server/config-schema.ts
@@ -231,14 +231,6 @@ export const configSchema: zod.ZodType<NextConfig> = z.lazy(() =>
       .object({
         appIsrStatus: z.boolean().optional(),
         buildActivity: z.boolean().optional(),
-        buildActivityPosition: z
-          .union([
-            z.literal('bottom-left'),
-            z.literal('bottom-right'),
-            z.literal('top-left'),
-            z.literal('top-right'),
-          ])
-          .optional(),
         position: z
           .union([
             z.literal('bottom-left'),
diff --git a/packages/next/src/server/config-shared.ts b/packages/next/src/server/config-shared.ts
index eed5c0100d140e..9b1f2ad61d9ec6 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/server/config-shared.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/server/config-shared.ts
@@ -837,11 +837,17 @@ export interface NextConfig extends Record<string, any> {
 
   /** Configure indicators in development environment */
   devIndicators?: {
+    /**
+     * @deprecated The dev tools indicator has it enabled by default.
+     * */
+    appIsrStatus?: boolean
+
     /**
      * Show "building..."" indicator in development
      * @deprecated The dev tools indicator has it enabled by default.
      */
     buildActivity?: boolean
+
     /**
      * Position of "building..." indicator in browser
      * @deprecated Renamed as `position`.
@@ -852,13 +858,10 @@ export interface NextConfig extends Record<string, any> {
       | 'top-right'
       | 'top-left'
 
-    /** Position of "building..." indicator in browser */
-    position?: 'bottom-right' | 'bottom-left' | 'top-right' | 'top-left'
-
     /**
-     * @deprecated The dev tools indicator has it enabled by default.
+     * Position of "building..." indicator in browser
      * */
-    appIsrStatus?: boolean
+    position?: 'bottom-right' | 'bottom-left' | 'top-right' | 'top-left'
   }
 
   /**
@@ -1104,8 +1107,7 @@ export const defaultConfig: NextConfig = {
   compress: true,
   images: imageConfigDefault,
   devIndicators: {
-    buildActivityPosition: 'bottom-right',
-    position: 'bottom-right',
+    position: 'bottom-left',
   },
   onDemandEntries: {
     maxInactiveAge: 60 * 1000,
diff --git a/packages/next/src/server/config.ts b/packages/next/src/server/config.ts
index 5a948c83e3f755..f3c91783764b3f 100644
--- a/packages/next/src/server/config.ts
+++ b/packages/next/src/server/config.ts
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ export function warnOptionHasBeenDeprecated(
   nestedPropertyKey: string,
   reason: string,
   silent: boolean
-) {
+): boolean {
+  let hasWarned = false
   if (!silent) {
     let current = config
     let found = true
@@ -69,9 +70,11 @@ export function warnOptionHasBeenDeprecated(
       }
     }
     if (found) {
-      Log.warn(reason)
+      Log.warnOnce(reason)
+      hasWarned = true
     }
   }
+  return hasWarned
 }
 
 export function warnOptionHasBeenMovedOutOfExperimental(
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ export function warnOptionHasBeenRenamed(
 ) {
   if (config[oldKey]) {
     if (!silent) {
-      Log.warn(
+      Log.warnOnce(
         `\`${oldKey}\` has been renamed to \`${newKey}\`. ` +
           `Please update your ${configFileName} file accordingly.`
       )
@@ -505,22 +508,20 @@ function assignDefaults(
     silent
   )
 
-  warnOptionHasBeenRenamed(
+  const hasWarnedBuildActivityPosition = warnOptionHasBeenDeprecated(
     result,
     'devIndicators.buildActivityPosition',
-    'devIndicators.position',
-    configFileName,
+    `\`devIndicators.buildActivityPosition\` has been renamed to \`devIndicators.position\`. Please update your ${configFileName} file accordingly.`,
     silent
   )
-
-  if (result.devIndicators?.buildActivityPosition) {
-    if (result.devIndicators.position) {
-      Log.warn(
-        `\`devIndicators.buildActivityPosition\` is conflicting with \`devIndicators.position\`. \`devIndicators.position\` will take precedence.`
-      )
-    } else {
-      result.devIndicators.position = result.devIndicators.buildActivityPosition
-    }
+  if (
+    hasWarnedBuildActivityPosition &&
+    result.devIndicators?.buildActivityPosition &&
+    result.devIndicators.buildActivityPosition !== result.devIndicators.position
+  ) {
+    Log.warnOnce(
+      `The \`devIndicators\` option \`buildActivityPosition\` ("${result.devIndicators.buildActivityPosition}") conflicts with \`position\` ("${result.devIndicators.position}"). Using \`buildActivityPosition\` for backwardscompatibility.`
+    )
   }
 
   warnOptionHasBeenMovedOutOfExperimental(
@@ -984,9 +985,10 @@ function assignDefaults(
   if (process.env.__NEXT_EXPERIMENTAL_NEW_DEV_OVERLAY === 'false') {
     result.experimental.newDevOverlay = false
   }
+  // Preserve the default indicator options for old overlay.
   if (result.experimental.newDevOverlay !== true) {
-    // Preserve the default indicator options for old overlay.
     result.devIndicators = {
+      ...result.devIndicators,
       appIsrStatus: result.devIndicators?.appIsrStatus ?? true,
       buildActivity: result.devIndicators?.buildActivity ?? true,
     }