diff --git a/lib/msf/core/exploit/tcp.rb b/lib/msf/core/exploit/tcp.rb
index cbe8e96acc..8ce526ca79 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/exploit/tcp.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/exploit/tcp.rb
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ module Exploit::Remote::TcpServer
     register_options(
       [
         OptBool.new('SSL',        [ false, 'Negotiate SSL for incoming connections', false]),
-        OptEnum.new('SSLVersion', [ false, 'Specify the version of SSL that should be used', 'SSL3', ['SSL2', 'SSL3', 'TLS1']]),
+        OptEnum.new('SSLVersion', [ false, 'Specify the version of SSL that should be used', 'Auto', ['Auto', 'SSL2', 'SSL3', 'TLS1']]),
         OptPath.new('SSLCert',    [ false, 'Path to a custom SSL certificate (default is randomly generated)']),
         OptAddress.new('SRVHOST', [ true, "The local host to listen on. This must be an address on the local machine or 0.0.0.0", '0.0.0.0' ]),
         OptPort.new('SRVPORT',    [ true, "The local port to listen on.", 8080 ]),