diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/session_configuration_vars.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/session_configuration_vars.h
index f28dbb776e..8fad05df80 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/session_configuration_vars.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/session_configuration_vars.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, punch_in, "punch-in", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, punch_out, "punch-out", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, count_in, "count-in", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (MonitorChoice, session_monitoring, "session-monitoring", MonitorAuto)
-CONFIG_VARIABLE (RecordMode, record_mode, "record-mode", RecLayered)
+CONFIG_VARIABLE (RecordMode, record_mode, "record-mode", RecNonLayered)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (bool, draw_opaque_midi_regions, "draw-opaque-midi_regions", false)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (uint32_t, subframes_per_frame, "subframes-per-frame", 100)
 CONFIG_VARIABLE (Timecode::TimecodeFormat, timecode_format, "timecode-format", Timecode::timecode_30)