diff --git a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
index 2fa11c50c7d3..7109b57cadc0 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/constants/constants.go
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ const (
 	DefaultUfsDebugLvl   = 0
 	DefaultMountEndpoint = "/minikube-host"
 	DefaultMsize         = 262144
-	DefaultMountVersion  = "9p2000.u"
+	DefaultMountVersion  = "9p2000.L"
 )
 
 func GetKubernetesReleaseURL(binaryName, version string) string {