diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/vo.rst b/DOCS/man/en/vo.rst
index c42ac35771..443fd5ae3c 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/vo.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/vo.rst
@@ -456,11 +456,11 @@ Available video output drivers are:
         0
             perceptual
         1
-            relative colorimetric
+            relative colorimetric (default)
         2
             saturation
         3
-            absolute colorimetric (default)
+            absolute colorimetric
 
     ``icc-approx-gamma``
         Approximate the actual BT.709 gamma function as a pure power curve of
diff --git a/video/out/gl_lcms.c b/video/out/gl_lcms.c
index 6fd86d9874..3d568ea280 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_lcms.c
+++ b/video/out/gl_lcms.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const struct m_sub_options mp_icc_conf = {
     .size = sizeof(struct mp_icc_opts),
     .defaults = &(const struct mp_icc_opts) {
         .size_str = "128x256x64",
-        .intent = INTENT_ABSOLUTE_COLORIMETRIC,
+        .intent = INTENT_RELATIVE_COLORIMETRIC,
     },
 };