diff --git a/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp b/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
index 37323675..c81cf960 100644
--- a/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/unordered/detail/implementation.hpp
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ namespace boost {
       template <typename Types> struct table;
 
       static const float minimum_max_load_factor = 1e-3f;
-      static const std::size_t default_bucket_count = 11;
+      static const std::size_t default_bucket_count = 0;
 
       struct move_tag
       {