diff --git a/Shorewall/action.Drop b/Shorewall/action.Drop
index 8894c12c1..af2a54945 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.Drop
+++ b/Shorewall/action.Drop
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ DropUPnP(@5)
 #
 # Drop 'newnotsyn' traffic so that it doesn't get logged.
 #
-NotSyn(DROP,@1)	-	-	tcp
+NotSyn(-,@1)	-	-	tcp
 #
 # Drop late-arriving DNS replies. These are just a nuisance and clutter up
 # the log.
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.NotSyn b/Shorewall/action.NotSyn
index 740757455..970ff3884 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.NotSyn
+++ b/Shorewall/action.NotSyn
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #
 ##########################################################################################
 
-DEFAULTS DROP,-
-
 ?if @2 ne '' && @2 ne '-'
     ?if @2 eq 'audit'
 DEFAULTS A_DROP,-
diff --git a/Shorewall/action.Reject b/Shorewall/action.Reject
index 4fedb10d2..f4b908525 100644
--- a/Shorewall/action.Reject
+++ b/Shorewall/action.Reject
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ DropUPnP(@5)
 #
 # Drop 'newnotsyn' traffic so that it doesn't get logged.
 #
-NotSyn(DROP,@1)	-	-	tcp
+NotSyn(-,@1)	-	-	tcp
 #
 # Drop late-arriving DNS replies. These are just a nuisance and clutter up
 # the log.