diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abc4871..fb41717 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ The rest of options can be left as they are: they are aimed at professional reve
 - lit (0): output numeric literals "as-is"
 - asc (0): encode non-ASCII characters in string and character literals as Unicode escapes
 - bto (1): interpret int 1 as boolean true (workaround to a compiler bug)
-- nns (1): allow for not set synthetic attribute (workaround to a compiler bug)
+- nns (0): allow for not set synthetic attribute (workaround to a compiler bug)
 - uto (1): consider nameless types as java.lang.Object (workaround to a compiler architecture flaw)
 - udv (1): reconstruct variable names from debug information, if present
 - rer (1): remove empty exception ranges
diff --git a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/extern/IFernflowerPreferences.java b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/extern/IFernflowerPreferences.java
index c8d927a..cda288b 100644
--- a/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/extern/IFernflowerPreferences.java
+++ b/src/org/jetbrains/java/decompiler/main/extern/IFernflowerPreferences.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public interface IFernflowerPreferences {
     defaults.put(LITERALS_AS_IS, "0");
     defaults.put(BOOLEAN_TRUE_ONE, "1");
     defaults.put(ASCII_STRING_CHARACTERS, "0");
-    defaults.put(SYNTHETIC_NOT_SET, "1");
+    defaults.put(SYNTHETIC_NOT_SET, "0");
     defaults.put(UNDEFINED_PARAM_TYPE_OBJECT, "1");
     defaults.put(USE_DEBUG_VAR_NAMES, "1");
     defaults.put(REMOVE_EMPTY_RANGES, "1");