diff --git a/kicad/cli/command_pcb_export_drill.cpp b/kicad/cli/command_pcb_export_drill.cpp
index c75f8ad15f..adb3a4d3e5 100644
--- a/kicad/cli/command_pcb_export_drill.cpp
+++ b/kicad/cli/command_pcb_export_drill.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ CLI::PCB_EXPORT_DRILL_COMMAND::PCB_EXPORT_DRILL_COMMAND() : PCB_EXPORT_BASE_COMM
 
     m_argParser.add_argument( ARG_GERBER_PRECISION )
             .help( UTF8STDSTR( _( "Precision of Gerber coordinates (5 or 6)" ) ) )
-            .default_value( 6 );
+            .default_value( 5 );
 }