diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
index 788ed92dfc..546b133913 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
@@ -236569,7 +236569,7 @@
                         "construct": false,
                         "construct-only": false,
                         "controllable": false,
-                        "default": "false",
+                        "default": "true",
                         "mutable": "null",
                         "readable": true,
                         "type": "gboolean",
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/timecode/gsttimecodestamper.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/timecode/gsttimecodestamper.c
index f115ed7d1b..c616058de9 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/timecode/gsttimecodestamper.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst/timecode/gsttimecodestamper.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ enum
 #define DEFAULT_SET GST_TIME_CODE_STAMPER_SET_KEEP
 #define DEFAULT_AUTO_RESYNC TRUE
 #define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE
-#define DEFAULT_DROP_FRAME FALSE
+#define DEFAULT_DROP_FRAME TRUE
 #define DEFAULT_POST_MESSAGES FALSE
 #define DEFAULT_SET_INTERNAL_TIMECODE NULL
 #define DEFAULT_LTC_DAILY_JAM NULL