diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/stage-marc-import.tmpl b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/stage-marc-import.tmpl
index f69237e9af..8660db0e2c 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/stage-marc-import.tmpl
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/tools/stage-marc-import.tmpl
@@ -98,9 +98,9 @@ function CheckForm(f) {
 	<li>
 		<label for="syntax">Character encoding: </label>
         <!-- TMPL_IF name="UNIMARC" -->
-            <select name="syntax" id="syntax"><option value="MARC21">MARC21</option><option value="UNIMARC" selected="1">UNIMARC</option></select>
+            <select name="syntax" id="syntax"><option value="MARC21">MARC21</option><option value="UNIMARC" selected="selected">UNIMARC</option></select>
         <!-- TMPL_ELSE -->
-            <select name="syntax" id="syntax"><option value="MARC21" selected="1">MARC21</option><option value="UNIMARC">UNIMARC</option></select>
+            <select name="syntax" id="syntax"><option value="MARC21" selected="selected">MARC21</option><option value="UNIMARC">UNIMARC</option></select>
         <!-- /TMPL_IF -->
 		
 	</li>