diff --git a/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/sources/processor/maxwell/MaxwellJsonKafkaSourcePostProcessor.java b/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/sources/processor/maxwell/MaxwellJsonKafkaSourcePostProcessor.java
index 9ca91893bec69..42e2556ea59fa 100644
--- a/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/sources/processor/maxwell/MaxwellJsonKafkaSourcePostProcessor.java
+++ b/hudi-utilities/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/utilities/sources/processor/maxwell/MaxwellJsonKafkaSourcePostProcessor.java
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ public static class Config {
 
     public static final ConfigProperty<String> PRECOMBINE_FIELD_TYPE_PROP = ConfigProperty
         .key("hoodie.deltastreamer.source.json.kafka.post.processor.maxwell.precombine.field.type")
-        .defaultValue("DATA_STRING")
+        .defaultValue(DATE_STRING.toString())
         .withDocumentation("Data type of the preCombine field. could be NON_TIMESTAMP, DATE_STRING,"
-            + "UNIX_TIMESTAMP or EPOCHMILLISECONDS. DATA_STRING by default ");
+            + "UNIX_TIMESTAMP or EPOCHMILLISECONDS. DATE_STRING by default ");
 
     public static final ConfigProperty<String> PRECOMBINE_FIELD_FORMAT_PROP = ConfigProperty
         .key("hoodie.deltastreamer.source.json.kafka.post.processor.maxwell.precombine.field.format")