diff --git a/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.c b/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.c
index 592cbda3039a..21f0ce727655 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/boot0cfg/boot0cfg.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static const struct {
     const char *tok;
     int def;
 } opttbl[] = {
-    {"packet", 1},
+    {"packet", 0},
     {"update", 1},
     {"setdrv", 0}
 };