diff --git a/roles/copr/dist_git/files/dist-git.conf b/roles/copr/dist_git/files/dist-git.conf
index bebf7e9214..3e1f871ebc 100644
--- a/roles/copr/dist_git/files/dist-git.conf
+++ b/roles/copr/dist_git/files/dist-git.conf
@@ -8,3 +8,7 @@ gitroot_dir = /var/lib/dist-git/git
 git_gc_depth   = 3
 
 gitolite    = False
+
+# name of the default branch (a.k.a. master or main)
+default_branch = master
+