diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 5ba2c0e..80372ae 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -2528,7 +2528,7 @@ Is subject to change by `toggle-post-tangle-hook-dir-usage'."
   ;; behavior.  Set `org-link-descriptive' interactively by calling
   ;; `org-toggle-link-display'.
   (setopt org-link-descriptive t
-          org-link-file-path-type 'relative
+          org-link-file-path-type 'adaptive
           org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline nil))
 #+end_src