diff --git a/openldap.spec b/openldap.spec
index ddf122f..45a56e0 100644
--- a/openldap.spec
+++ b/openldap.spec
@@ -652,6 +652,7 @@ exit 0
 %changelog
 * Mon Jun 27 2011 Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com> 2.4.25-1
 - rebase to new upstream release
+- change default database type from BDB to HDB
 
 * Fri Mar 18 2011 Jan Vcelak <jvcelak@redhat.com> 2.4.24-2
 - new: system resource limiting for slapd using ulimit
diff --git a/slapd.conf b/slapd.conf
index 7360f61..f07b262 100644
--- a/slapd.conf
+++ b/slapd.conf
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ access to *
         by * none
 
 #######################################################################
-# ldbm and/or bdb database definitions
+# database definitions
 #######################################################################
 
-database	bdb
+database	hdb
 suffix		"dc=my-domain,dc=com"
 checkpoint	1024 15
 rootdn		"cn=Manager,dc=my-domain,dc=com"