diff --git a/cmd/evm/main.go b/cmd/evm/main.go
index 0e6f6fa5be..7cec0b1aba 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/main.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/main.go
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ var (
 	}
 	TraceFormatFlag = &cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:     "trace.format",
-		Usage:    "Trace output format to use (struct|json)",
-		Value:    "struct",
+		Usage:    "Trace output format to use (json|struct|md)",
+		Value:    "json",
 		Category: traceCategory,
 	}
 	TraceDisableMemoryFlag = &cli.BoolFlag{