diff --git a/maven-compat/src/main/mdo/profiles.mdo b/maven-compat/src/main/mdo/profiles.mdo
index 5bb91aab0d..b903cfbb00 100644
--- a/maven-compat/src/main/mdo/profiles.mdo
+++ b/maven-compat/src/main/mdo/profiles.mdo
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ under the License.
           <name>checksumPolicy</name>
           <version>1.0.0</version>
           <description>What to do when verification of an artifact checksum fails - warn, fail, etc. Valid values are
-            "fail", "warn" (default) or "ignore"</description>
+            "fail" (default), "warn" or "ignore"</description>
           <type>String</type>
         </field>
       </fields>
diff --git a/maven-settings/src/main/mdo/settings.mdo b/maven-settings/src/main/mdo/settings.mdo
index 6502898df8..71bb3c40a4 100644
--- a/maven-settings/src/main/mdo/settings.mdo
+++ b/maven-settings/src/main/mdo/settings.mdo
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@
           <version>1.0.0+</version>
           <description>
             What to do when verification of an artifact checksum fails -
-            warn, fail, etc. Valid values are "fail", "warn" (default) or "ignore".
+            warn, fail, etc. Valid values are "fail" (default), "warn" or "ignore".
           </description>
           <type>String</type>
         </field>