diff --git a/shadow-utils.login.defs b/shadow-utils.login.defs
index d117aec..0875b63 100644
--- a/shadow-utils.login.defs
+++ b/shadow-utils.login.defs
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ ENCRYPT_METHOD SHA512
 # If not specified, the libc will choose the default number of rounds (5000).
 # The values must be within the 1000-999999999 range.
 #
-#SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS 5000
+SHA_CRYPT_MAX_ROUNDS 100000
 
 # Currently SHA_CRYPT_MIN_ROUNDS is not supported