diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-setting-gsm.c b/libnm-util/nm-setting-gsm.c
index d43160bfb8..731215f093 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-setting-gsm.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-setting-gsm.c
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ nm_setting_gsm_class_init (NMSettingGsmClass *setting_class)
 					    "Network type",
 					    "Network type",
 					    NM_GSM_NETWORK_ANY,
-					    NM_GSM_NETWORK_PREFER_UMTS_HSPA,
+					    NM_GSM_NETWORK_PREFER_GPRS_EDGE,
 					    NM_GSM_NETWORK_ANY,
 					    G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | NM_SETTING_PARAM_SERIALIZE));