diff --git a/source/dnode/vnode/meta/CMakeLists.txt b/source/dnode/vnode/meta/CMakeLists.txt
index f0aa28d7a6..7e5acc6450 100644
--- a/source/dnode/vnode/meta/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/source/dnode/vnode/meta/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 set(META_DB_IMPL_LIST "BDB" "SQLITE")
-set(META_DB_IMPL "SQLITE" CACHE STRING "Use BDB as the default META implementation")
+set(META_DB_IMPL "BDB" CACHE STRING "Use BDB as the default META implementation")
 set_property(CACHE META_DB_IMPL PROPERTY STRINGS ${META_DB_IMPL_LIST})
 
 if(META_DB_IMPL IN_LIST META_DB_IMPL_LIST)