diff --git a/app/config/gimpcoreconfig.c b/app/config/gimpcoreconfig.c
index 59ee6e228f..5ad13b5f79 100644
--- a/app/config/gimpcoreconfig.c
+++ b/app/config/gimpcoreconfig.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 
 #define DEFAULT_BRUSH       "Round Fuzzy"
-#define DEFAULT_DYNAMICS    "Basic Dynamics"
+#define DEFAULT_DYNAMICS    "Dynamics Off"
 #define DEFAULT_PATTERN     "Pine"
 #define DEFAULT_PALETTE     "Default"
 #define DEFAULT_GRADIENT    "FG to BG (RGB)"