diff --git a/src/include/config.h b/src/include/config.h
index a6e21d2a977..773e68a6084 100644
--- a/src/include/config.h
+++ b/src/include/config.h
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 /* turn this on if you prefer European style dates instead of American
  * style dates
  */
-#define EUROPEAN_DATES FALSE
+/* #define EUROPEAN_DATES  */
 
 /*
  * If you do not plan to use Host based authentication,