diff --git a/man/systemd-install.xml b/man/systemd-install.xml
index 47dc63a615b..228a9169990 100644
--- a/man/systemd-install.xml
+++ b/man/systemd-install.xml
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
                                 <option>--realize</option> is
                                 specifieed but the mode value is
                                 omitted defaults to
-                                <option>maybe</option>. This option
+                                <option>minimal</option>. This option
                                 has no effect when
                                 <option>--global</option> or
                                 <command>test</command> is used, or
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
                                 <option>--realize</option>. If
                                 <option>--realize</option> is not
                                 specified implies
-                                <option>maybe</option> mode. To
+                                <option>minimal</option> mode. To
                                 override this mode specify
                                 <option>--realize=</option> in
                                 addition to
diff --git a/src/install.c b/src/install.c
index 751d52b6480..2d6316aa8fb 100644
--- a/src/install.c
+++ b/src/install.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                         realize_switch = true;
 
                         if (!optarg)
-                                arg_realize = REALIZE_MAYBE;
+                                arg_realize = REALIZE_MINIMAL;
                         else if (streq(optarg, "no"))
                                 arg_realize = REALIZE_NO;
                         else if (streq(optarg, "minimal"))
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int parse_argv(int argc, char *argv[]) {
                 arg_action = ACTION_REALIZE;
 
                 if (!realize_switch)
-                        arg_realize = REALIZE_MAYBE;
+                        arg_realize = REALIZE_MINIMAL;
         } else {
                 log_error("Unknown verb %s.", argv[optind]);
                 return -EINVAL;