diff --git a/templates/lxc-download.in b/templates/lxc-download.in
index 3be54ef1b..d4cf83075 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-download.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-download.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ LXC_TEMPLATE_CONFIG="@LXCTEMPLATECONFIG@"
 # Defaults
 DOWNLOAD_ARCH=
 DOWNLOAD_BUILD=
-DOWNLOAD_COMPAT_LEVEL=2
+DOWNLOAD_COMPAT_LEVEL=3
 DOWNLOAD_DIST=
 DOWNLOAD_FLUSH_CACHE="false"
 DOWNLOAD_FORCE_CACHE="false"