diff --git a/CUETools.Codecs.FLAKE/FlakeWriter.cs b/CUETools.Codecs.FLAKE/FlakeWriter.cs
index 4d2e21d..49da2a3 100644
--- a/CUETools.Codecs.FLAKE/FlakeWriter.cs
+++ b/CUETools.Codecs.FLAKE/FlakeWriter.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace CUETools.Codecs.FLAKE
 
         public override string GetSupportedModes(out string defaultMode)
         {
-            defaultMode = "7";
+            defaultMode = "5";
             return this.AllowNonSubset || (this.PCM != null && this.PCM.SampleRate > 48000) ? "0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11" : "0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8";
         }
 
diff --git a/CUETools.Flake/Program.cs b/CUETools.Flake/Program.cs
index d9f54cb..05ed820 100644
--- a/CUETools.Flake/Program.cs
+++ b/CUETools.Flake/Program.cs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ namespace CUETools.FlakeExe
             Console.WriteLine();
             Console.WriteLine("Options:");
             Console.WriteLine();
-            Console.WriteLine(" -0 .. -11            Compression level, default 7; 9..11 require --lax");
+            Console.WriteLine(" -0 .. -11            Compression level, default 5; 9..11 require --lax");
             Console.WriteLine(" -o <file>            Output filename, or \"-\" for stdout, or nul.");
             Console.WriteLine(" -P, --padding #      Padding bytes.");
             Console.WriteLine(" -q, --quiet          Quiet mode.");