diff --git a/calamares/etc/calamares/modules/packages.conf b/calamares/etc/calamares/modules/packages.conf
index 4113363..2d6b43e 100644
--- a/calamares/etc/calamares/modules/packages.conf
+++ b/calamares/etc/calamares/modules/packages.conf
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #  - apt         - APT frontend for DEB and RPM
 #  - pacman      - Pacman
 #
-backend: yum
+backend: dnf
 #
 # List of maps with package operations such as install or remove.
 # Distro developers can provide a list of packages to remove