diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/util/config/ConfigurationHelper.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/util/config/ConfigurationHelper.java
index e92e6829ad..25999e012b 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/util/config/ConfigurationHelper.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/util/config/ConfigurationHelper.java
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ public final class ConfigurationHelper {
 			return explicitSetting;
 		}
 
-		return SqlTypes.INTERVAL_SECOND;
+		return SqlTypes.NUMERIC;
 	}
 
 	@Incubating