diff --git a/hw/block/fdc.c b/hw/block/fdc.c
index 6e0c5fca55..e3b0e1e60c 100644
--- a/hw/block/fdc.c
+++ b/hw/block/fdc.c
@@ -2543,7 +2543,7 @@ static Property isa_fdc_properties[] = {
                         FLOPPY_DRIVE_TYPE_AUTO, qdev_prop_fdc_drive_type,
                         FloppyDriveType),
     DEFINE_PROP_DEFAULT("fallback", FDCtrlISABus, state.fallback,
-                        FLOPPY_DRIVE_TYPE_144, qdev_prop_fdc_drive_type,
+                        FLOPPY_DRIVE_TYPE_288, qdev_prop_fdc_drive_type,
                         FloppyDriveType),
     DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
 };
diff --git a/include/hw/compat.h b/include/hw/compat.h
index 491884ba49..2ebe739fcb 100644
--- a/include/hw/compat.h
+++ b/include/hw/compat.h
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 #define HW_COMPAT_2_5 \
     {\
+        .driver   = "isa-fdc",\
+        .property = "fallback",\
+        .value    = "144",\
+    },{\
         .driver   = "pvscsi",\
         .property = "x-old-pci-configuration",\
         .value    = "on",\