diff --git a/lib/config/defaults.h b/lib/config/defaults.h
index 6ececa3a5..86f71778d 100644
--- a/lib/config/defaults.h
+++ b/lib/config/defaults.h
@@ -344,6 +344,6 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_DEVICESFILE_BACKUP_LIMIT 50
 
-#define DEFAULT_VG_COPY_INTERNAL "text"
+#define DEFAULT_VG_COPY_INTERNAL "binary"
 
 #endif				/* _LVM_DEFAULTS_H */