diff --git a/src/doveadm/doveadm-settings.c b/src/doveadm/doveadm-settings.c
index 690f999b81..690ccf7228 100644
--- a/src/doveadm/doveadm-settings.c
+++ b/src/doveadm/doveadm-settings.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ const struct doveadm_settings doveadm_default_settings = {
 	.doveadm_password = "",
 	.doveadm_allowed_commands = ARRAY_INIT,
 	.dsync_alt_char = "_",
-	.dsync_remote_cmd = "ssh -l%{login} %{host} doveadm dsync-server -u%{user} -U",
+	.dsync_remote_cmd = "ssh -l%{login} %{host} doveadm dsync-server -u%{user}",
 	.dsync_features = "",
 	.dsync_hashed_headers = "Date Message-ID",
 	.dsync_commit_msgs_interval = 100,