diff --git a/plugins/lang/groovy/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/groovy/common/xcontent/GXContentBuilder.groovy b/plugins/lang/groovy/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/groovy/common/xcontent/GXContentBuilder.groovy
index b9c194d8e81..5cbc49e2fd6 100644
--- a/plugins/lang/groovy/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/groovy/common/xcontent/GXContentBuilder.groovy
+++ b/plugins/lang/groovy/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/groovy/common/xcontent/GXContentBuilder.groovy
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class GXContentBuilder {
 
     static NODE_ELEMENT = "element"
 
-    static int rootResolveStrategy = Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST; // the default
+    static int rootResolveStrategy = Closure.OWNER_FIRST; // the default in Closure
 
     def root