diff --git a/admin/settings/appearance.php b/admin/settings/appearance.php
index c727532cf05..ab8911a5194 100644
--- a/admin/settings/appearance.php
+++ b/admin/settings/appearance.php
@@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ mypreferences,moodle|/user/preferences.php|preferences',
         HOMEPAGE_MY => new lang_string('mymoodle', 'admin'),
         HOMEPAGE_USER => new lang_string('userpreference', 'admin')
     );
-    $temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('defaulthomepage', new lang_string('defaulthomepage', 'admin'), new lang_string('configdefaulthomepage', 'admin'), HOMEPAGE_SITE, $choices));
+    $temp->add(new admin_setting_configselect('defaulthomepage', new lang_string('defaulthomepage', 'admin'),
+            new lang_string('configdefaulthomepage', 'admin'), HOMEPAGE_MY, $choices));
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('allowguestmymoodle', new lang_string('allowguestmymoodle', 'admin'), new lang_string('configallowguestmymoodle', 'admin'), 1));
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('navshowfullcoursenames', new lang_string('navshowfullcoursenames', 'admin'), new lang_string('navshowfullcoursenames_help', 'admin'), 0));
     $temp->add(new admin_setting_configcheckbox('navshowcategories', new lang_string('navshowcategories', 'admin'), new lang_string('confignavshowcategories', 'admin'), 1));