diff --git a/redis.conf b/redis.conf
index f40d53e4..1e53917b 100644
--- a/redis.conf
+++ b/redis.conf
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ slave-priority 100
 #
 # The default is:
 #
-# maxmemory-policy volatile-lru
+# maxmemory-policy noeviction
 
 # LRU and minimal TTL algorithms are not precise algorithms but approximated
 # algorithms (in order to save memory), so you can tune it for speed or
diff --git a/src/redis.h b/src/redis.h
index c14a2960..5ac79494 100644
--- a/src/redis.h
+++ b/src/redis.h
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 #define REDIS_MAXMEMORY_ALLKEYS_LRU 3
 #define REDIS_MAXMEMORY_ALLKEYS_RANDOM 4
 #define REDIS_MAXMEMORY_NO_EVICTION 5
-#define REDIS_DEFAULT_MAXMEMORY_POLICY REDIS_MAXMEMORY_VOLATILE_LRU
+#define REDIS_DEFAULT_MAXMEMORY_POLICY REDIS_MAXMEMORY_NO_EVICTION
 
 /* Scripting */
 #define REDIS_LUA_TIME_LIMIT 5000 /* milliseconds */