diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatActionsMultiple.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatActionsMultiple.ts
index a3ad6e0cd86f7b75dd0d9b8abf3d4c8a25aad3be..cb24c04ee8a1ff580489dc06ae7042e0a41007ff 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatActionsMultiple.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/format/browser/formatActionsMultiple.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ Registry.as<IConfigurationRegistry>(ConfigurationExtensions.Configuration).regis
 		[DefaultFormatter.configName]: {
 			description: nls.localize('formatter.default', "Defines a default formatter which takes precedence over all other formatter settings. Must be the identifier of an extension contributing a formatter."),
 			type: 'string',
+			default: null,
 			enum: DefaultFormatter.extensionIds,
 			markdownEnumDescriptions: DefaultFormatter.extensionDescriptions
 		}