diff --git a/src/cfgparse.l b/src/cfgparse.l
index 4776527b..cc0dd320 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.l
+++ b/src/cfgparse.l
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ set[^\n]*                       { return TOKCOMMENT; }
 ipc-socket                      { BEGIN(BIND_AWS_COND); return TOKIPCSOCKET; }
 ipc_socket                      { BEGIN(BIND_AWS_COND); return TOKIPCSOCKET; }
 restart_state                   { BEGIN(BIND_AWS_COND); return TOKRESTARTSTATE; }
-new_container_orientation       { return TOK_ORIENTATION; }
+default_orientation             { return TOK_ORIENTATION; }
 horizontal                      { return TOK_HORIZ; }
 vertical                        { return TOK_VERT; }
 auto                            { return TOK_AUTO; }
diff --git a/src/cfgparse.y b/src/cfgparse.y
index 50058680..68678b80 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.y
+++ b/src/cfgparse.y
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ void parse_file(const char *f) {
 %token TOKCOLOR
 %token TOKARROW "→"
 %token TOKMODE "mode"
-%token TOK_ORIENTATION "new_container_orientation"
+%token TOK_ORIENTATION "default_orientation"
 %token TOK_HORIZ "horizontal"
 %token TOK_VERT "vertical"
 %token TOK_AUTO "auto"