diff --git a/src/qt/qt_harddiskdialog.hpp b/src/qt/qt_harddiskdialog.hpp
index 9de61c51b..300f1381d 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_harddiskdialog.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_harddiskdialog.hpp
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ private:
     QStringList filters;
     // "Dynamic-size VHD" is number 4 in the `filters` list and the
     // comboBoxFormat model
-    const uint8_t DEFAULT_DISK_FORMAT = 4;
+    // Temporary change to fixed-size VHD due to MiniVHD's handling of
+    // dynamic-size VHD being buggy.
+    const uint8_t DEFAULT_DISK_FORMAT = 3;
 
     bool checkAndAdjustCylinders();
     bool checkAndAdjustHeads();