diff --git a/templates/lxc-download.in b/templates/lxc-download.in
index 31e0d279f..c96bc31f4 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=1
+DOWNLOAD_COMPAT_LEVEL=2
 DOWNLOAD_DIST=
 DOWNLOAD_FLUSH_CACHE="false"
 DOWNLOAD_FORCE_CACHE="false"