diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index be7506251..f5239063e 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ typedef enum user_options_defaults
   LOOPBACK                 = false,
   MACHINE_READABLE         = false,
   MARKOV_CLASSIC           = false,
-  MARKOV_DISABLE           = false,
+  MARKOV                   = true,
   MARKOV_INVERSE           = false,
   MARKOV_THRESHOLD         = 0,
   METAL_COMPILER_RUNTIME   = 120,
@@ -2345,7 +2345,7 @@ typedef struct user_options
   bool         loopback;
   bool         machine_readable;
   bool         markov_classic;
-  bool         markov_disable;
+  bool         markov;
   bool         markov_inverse;
   bool         backend_ignore_cuda;
   bool         backend_ignore_hip;
diff --git a/src/brain.c b/src/brain.c
index 625aae78f..fbb1f206a 100644
--- a/src/brain.c
+++ b/src/brain.c
@@ -302,12 +302,12 @@ u32 brain_compute_attack (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
     XXH64_update (state, &hex_charset, sizeof (hex_charset));
 
     const int markov_classic   = user_options->markov_classic;
-    const int markov_disable   = user_options->markov_disable;
+    const int markov           = user_options->markov;
     const int markov_inverse   = user_options->markov_inverse;
     const int markov_threshold = user_options->markov_threshold;
 
     XXH64_update (state, &markov_classic,   sizeof (markov_classic));
-    XXH64_update (state, &markov_disable,   sizeof (markov_disable));
+    XXH64_update (state, &markov,           sizeof (markov));
     XXH64_update (state, &markov_inverse,   sizeof (markov_inverse));
     XXH64_update (state, &markov_threshold, sizeof (markov_threshold));
 
@@ -361,12 +361,12 @@ u32 brain_compute_attack (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
     XXH64_update (state, &hex_charset, sizeof (hex_charset));
 
     const int markov_classic   = user_options->markov_classic;
-    const int markov_disable   = user_options->markov_disable;
+    const int markov           = user_options->markov;
     const int markov_inverse   = user_options->markov_inverse;
     const int markov_threshold = user_options->markov_threshold;
 
     XXH64_update (state, &markov_classic,   sizeof (markov_classic));
-    XXH64_update (state, &markov_disable,   sizeof (markov_disable));
+    XXH64_update (state, &markov,           sizeof (markov));
     XXH64_update (state, &markov_inverse,   sizeof (markov_inverse));
     XXH64_update (state, &markov_threshold, sizeof (markov_threshold));
 
@@ -456,12 +456,12 @@ u32 brain_compute_attack (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
     XXH64_update (state, &hex_charset, sizeof (hex_charset));
 
     const int markov_classic   = user_options->markov_classic;
-    const int markov_disable   = user_options->markov_disable;
+    const int markov           = user_options->markov;
     const int markov_inverse   = user_options->markov_inverse;
     const int markov_threshold = user_options->markov_threshold;
 
     XXH64_update (state, &markov_classic,   sizeof (markov_classic));
-    XXH64_update (state, &markov_disable,   sizeof (markov_disable));
+    XXH64_update (state, &markov,           sizeof (markov));
     XXH64_update (state, &markov_inverse,   sizeof (markov_inverse));
     XXH64_update (state, &markov_threshold, sizeof (markov_threshold));
 
diff --git a/src/mpsp.c b/src/mpsp.c
index ba5511616..3efe345d7 100644
--- a/src/mpsp.c
+++ b/src/mpsp.c
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ static int sp_setup_tbl (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   char *shared_dir = folder_config->shared_dir;
 
   char *hcstat  = user_options->markov_hcstat2;
-  u32   disable = user_options->markov_disable;
+  u32   markov  = user_options->markov;
   u32   classic = user_options->markov_classic;
   bool  inverse = user_options->markov_inverse;
 
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static int sp_setup_tbl (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
    * Markov modifier of hcstat_table on user request
    */
 
-  if (disable)
+  if (markov == false)
   {
     memset (root_stats_buf,   0, SP_ROOT_CNT   * sizeof (u64));
     memset (markov_stats_buf, 0, SP_MARKOV_CNT * sizeof (u64));
diff --git a/src/user_options.c b/src/user_options.c
index 553710582..b61a37303 100644
--- a/src/user_options.c
+++ b/src/user_options.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ int user_options_init (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   user_options->loopback                  = LOOPBACK;
   user_options->machine_readable          = MACHINE_READABLE;
   user_options->markov_classic            = MARKOV_CLASSIC;
-  user_options->markov_disable            = MARKOV_DISABLE;
+  user_options->markov                    = MARKOV;
   user_options->markov_hcstat2            = NULL;
   user_options->markov_inverse            = MARKOV_INVERSE;
   user_options->markov_threshold          = MARKOV_THRESHOLD;
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ int user_options_getopt (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, int argc, char **argv)
                                           user_options->rule_buf_l_chgd           = true;                            break;
       case IDX_RULE_BUF_R:                user_options->rule_buf_r                = optarg;
                                           user_options->rule_buf_r_chgd           = true;                            break;
-      case IDX_MARKOV_DISABLE:            user_options->markov_disable            = true;                            break;
+      case IDX_MARKOV_DISABLE:            user_options->markov                    = false;                           break;
       case IDX_MARKOV_CLASSIC:            user_options->markov_classic            = true;                            break;
       case IDX_MARKOV_INVERSE:            user_options->markov_inverse            = true;                            break;
       case IDX_MARKOV_THRESHOLD:          user_options->markov_threshold          = hc_strtoul (optarg, NULL, 10);   break;
@@ -3251,7 +3251,7 @@ void user_options_logger (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   logfile_top_uint   (user_options->loopback);
   logfile_top_uint   (user_options->machine_readable);
   logfile_top_uint   (user_options->markov_classic);
-  logfile_top_uint   (user_options->markov_disable);
+  logfile_top_uint   (user_options->markov);
   logfile_top_uint   (user_options->markov_inverse);
   logfile_top_uint   (user_options->markov_threshold);
   logfile_top_uint   (user_options->metal_compiler_runtime);