diff --git a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
index aedc662b06790..a6b64ef69604f 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ fn test_unstable_options_tracking_hash() {
     tracked!(thir_unsafeck, true);
     tracked!(tiny_const_eval_limit, true);
     tracked!(tls_model, Some(TlsModel::GeneralDynamic));
-    tracked!(trait_solver, TraitSolver::NextCoherence);
+    tracked!(trait_solver, TraitSolver::Next);
     tracked!(translate_remapped_path_to_local_path, false);
     tracked!(trap_unreachable, Some(false));
     tracked!(treat_err_as_bug, NonZeroUsize::new(1));
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
index 0c66121c72f89..edd9bf2a60e5a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ mod parse {
             Some("next") => *slot = TraitSolver::Next,
             Some("next-coherence") => *slot = TraitSolver::NextCoherence,
             // default trait solver is subject to change..
-            Some("default") => *slot = TraitSolver::Classic,
+            Some("default") => *slot = TraitSolver::NextCoherence,
             _ => return false,
         }
         true
@@ -1847,8 +1847,8 @@ written to standard error output)"),
         "for every macro invocation, print its name and arguments (default: no)"),
     track_diagnostics: bool = (false, parse_bool, [UNTRACKED],
         "tracks where in rustc a diagnostic was emitted"),
-    trait_solver: TraitSolver = (TraitSolver::Classic, parse_trait_solver, [TRACKED],
-        "specify the trait solver mode used by rustc (default: classic)"),
+    trait_solver: TraitSolver = (TraitSolver::NextCoherence, parse_trait_solver, [TRACKED],
+        "specify the trait solver mode used by rustc (default: next-coherence)"),
     // Diagnostics are considered side-effects of a query (see `QuerySideEffects`) and are saved
     // alongside query results and changes to translation options can affect diagnostics - so
     // translation options should be tracked.