diff --git a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
index 76daab6f2..172f435f1 100644
--- a/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
+++ b/Shorewall/Perl/Shorewall/Config.pm
@@ -5567,7 +5567,7 @@ sub get_configuration( $$$$ ) {
     if ( supplied ( $val = $config{ZONE2ZONE} ) ) {
 	fatal_error "Invalid ZONE2ZONE value ( $val )" unless $val =~ /^[2-]$/;
     } else {
-	$config{ZONE2ZONE} = '2';
+	$config{ZONE2ZONE} = '-';
     }
 
     default 'BLACKLIST_DISPOSITION'    , 'DROP';
diff --git a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
index 78c13378b..46cdf7275 100644
--- a/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall/manpages/shorewall.conf.xml
@@ -2845,8 +2845,9 @@ INLINE          -       -       -       ; -j REJECT
 
         <listitem>
           <para>Added in Shorewall 4.4.4. This option determines how Shorewall
-          constructs chain names involving zone names and/or 'all'. The
-          default is '2' (e.g., fw2net).</para>
+          constructs chain names involving zone names and/or 'all'. Beginning
+          with Shorewall 4.6.0, the default is '-' (e.g., fw-net); prior to
+          that release, the default was '2' (e.g., fw2net).</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>
diff --git a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
index 57a51d72f..42b5b53f8 100644
--- a/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
+++ b/Shorewall6/manpages/shorewall6.conf.xml
@@ -2494,8 +2494,9 @@ INLINE          -       -       -       ; -j REJECT
 
         <listitem>
           <para>Added in Shorewall 4.4.4. This option determines how Shorewall
-          constructs chain names involving zone names and/or 'all'. The
-          default is '2' (e.g., fw2net).</para>
+          constructs chain names involving zone names and/or 'all'. Beginning
+          with Shorewall 4.6.0, the default is '-' (e.g., fw-net); prior to
+          that release, the default was '2' (e.g., fw2net).</para>
         </listitem>
       </varlistentry>
     </variablelist>