diff --git a/src/restic/backend/s3/s3.go b/src/restic/backend/s3/s3.go
index ef7908786..65c727613 100644
--- a/src/restic/backend/s3/s3.go
+++ b/src/restic/backend/s3/s3.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ type Backend struct {
 // make sure that *Backend implements backend.Backend
 var _ restic.Backend = &Backend{}
 
-const defaultLayout = "s3legacy"
+const defaultLayout = "default"
 
 // Open opens the S3 backend at bucket and region. The bucket is created if it
 // does not exist yet.