diff --git a/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ml/recommendation/ALS.scala b/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ml/recommendation/ALS.scala
index 97c865529860..74e14ddad6c2 100644
--- a/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ml/recommendation/ALS.scala
+++ b/mllib/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/ml/recommendation/ALS.scala
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ object ALS extends DefaultParamsReadable[ALS] with Logging {
       numUserBlocks: Int = 10,
       numItemBlocks: Int = 10,
       maxIter: Int = 10,
-      regParam: Double = 1.0,
+      regParam: Double = 0.1,
       implicitPrefs: Boolean = false,
       alpha: Double = 1.0,
       nonnegative: Boolean = false,