diff --git a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
index f0323d479..c18afd39b 100644
--- a/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ cluster_name: cluster.local
 # Subdomains of DNS domain to be resolved via /etc/resolv.conf for hostnet pods
 ndots: 2
 # Can be dnsmasq_kubedns, kubedns or none
-dns_mode: dnsmasq_kubedns
+dns_mode: kubedns
 # Can be docker_dns, host_resolvconf or none
 resolvconf_mode: docker_dns
 # Deploy netchecker app to verify DNS resolve as an HTTP service