diff --git a/loader/shp2pgsql-core.h b/loader/shp2pgsql-core.h
index 1b54b9a7b..498442014 100644
--- a/loader/shp2pgsql-core.h
+++ b/loader/shp2pgsql-core.h
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 /*
  * Default geometry column name
  */
-#define GEOMETRY_DEFAULT "the_geom"
+#define GEOMETRY_DEFAULT "geom"
 #define GEOGRAPHY_DEFAULT "geog"
 
 /*