diff --git a/doc/configuration.txt b/doc/configuration.txt
index b88de47e5..a364d7e13 100644
--- a/doc/configuration.txt
+++ b/doc/configuration.txt
@@ -6010,7 +6010,7 @@ balance url_param <param> [check_post]
                 algorithms. Right now, only "url_param", "uri" and "log-hash"
                 support an optional argument.
 
-  The load balancing algorithm of a backend is set to roundrobin when no other
+  The load balancing algorithm of a backend is set to "random" when no other
   algorithm, mode nor option have been set. The algorithm may only be set once
   for each backend.
 
diff --git a/src/backend.c b/src/backend.c
index 3b4aef681..aa5052936 100644
--- a/src/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend.c
@@ -3018,9 +3018,9 @@ const char *backend_lb_algo_str(int algo) {
 int backend_parse_balance(const char **args, char **err, struct proxy *curproxy)
 {
 	if (!*(args[0])) {
-		/* if no option is set, use round-robin by default */
+		/* if no option is set, use random by default */
 		curproxy->lbprm.algo &= ~BE_LB_ALGO;
-		curproxy->lbprm.algo |= BE_LB_ALGO_RR;
+		curproxy->lbprm.algo |= BE_LB_ALGO_RND;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 3880549b8..e1b4933dc 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -3064,10 +3064,10 @@ init_proxies_list_stage1:
 			else if (!(curproxy->options & (PR_O_TRANSP | PR_O_DISPATCH))) {
 				/* If no LB algo is set in a backend, and we're not in
 				 * transparent mode, dispatch mode nor proxy mode, we
-				 * want to use balance roundrobin by default.
+				 * want to use balance random by default.
 				 */
 				curproxy->lbprm.algo &= ~BE_LB_ALGO;
-				curproxy->lbprm.algo |= BE_LB_ALGO_RR;
+				curproxy->lbprm.algo |= BE_LB_ALGO_RND;
 			}
 		}