diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index ac5e4f3e48..6128694200 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -3056,7 +3056,7 @@ static struct config_string ConfigureNamesString[] =
 		},
 		&SSLCipherSuites,
 #ifdef USE_SSL
-		"ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH",
+		"DEFAULT:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH",
 #else
 		"none",
 #endif
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index eeb9b82abf..62aea2f583 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 #authentication_timeout = 1min		# 1s-600s
 #ssl = off				# (change requires restart)
-#ssl_ciphers = 'ALL:!ADH:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH'	# allowed SSL ciphers
+#ssl_ciphers = 'DEFAULT:!LOW:!EXP:!MD5:@STRENGTH'	# allowed SSL ciphers
 					# (change requires restart)
 #ssl_renegotiation_limit = 512MB	# amount of data between renegotiations
 #ssl_cert_file = 'server.crt'		# (change requires restart)