diff --git a/pkg/katautils/config-settings.go b/pkg/katautils/config-settings.go
index 02217f9d93..568eff7a7b 100644
--- a/pkg/katautils/config-settings.go
+++ b/pkg/katautils/config-settings.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const defaultMemSize uint32 = 2048 // MiB
 const defaultMemSlots uint32 = 10
 const defaultMemOffset uint32 = 0 // MiB
 const defaultBridgesCount uint32 = 1
-const defaultInterNetworkingModel = "macvtap"
+const defaultInterNetworkingModel = "tcfilter"
 const defaultDisableBlockDeviceUse bool = false
 const defaultBlockDeviceDriver = "virtio-scsi"
 const defaultBlockDeviceCacheSet bool = false