diff --git a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
index 68d08b4ca6..64bd5dfaeb 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.csh-EXAMPLE
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 ## Specify system compiler
 ## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-#set foamCompiler=system
+#set foamCompiler=OpenFOAM
 
 ## Specify system openmpi
 ## ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
index 4820f82dcd..24fea69835 100644
--- a/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
+++ b/etc/prefs.sh-EXAMPLE
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 # Specify system compiler
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-foamCompiler=system
+foamCompiler=OpenFOAM
 
 # Specify system openmpi
 # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~