diff --git a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Setup/Common.hs b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Setup/Common.hs
index 8b700841ad1..5ed10b32b8c 100644
--- a/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Setup/Common.hs
+++ b/Cabal/src/Distribution/Simple/Setup/Common.hs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ withCommonSetupOptions getCommon setCommon showOrParseArgs opts =
 
 -- FIXME Not sure where this should live
 defaultDistPref :: SymbolicPath Pkg (Dir Dist)
-defaultDistPref = makeSymbolicPath "dist"
+defaultDistPref = makeSymbolicPath "dist-newstyle"
 
 -- | The name of the directory where optional compilation artifacts
 -- go, such as ghc plugins and .hie files.