diff --git a/install/tpl/amavisd_user_config.master b/install/tpl/amavisd_user_config.master
index 965444c5c54b79297c8123db01b28c31640c7166..c89f8758833b7dfeb5f7a3ed1ae4860431291759 100644
--- a/install/tpl/amavisd_user_config.master
+++ b/install/tpl/amavisd_user_config.master
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ $sql_select_white_black_list = 'SELECT wb FROM spamfilter_wblist'.
 #
 
 $final_virus_destiny = D_BOUNCE;
-$final_spam_destiny = D_PASS;
+$final_spam_destiny = D_DISCARD;
 $final_banned_destiny = D_BOUNCE;
 $final_bad_header_destiny = D_PASS;