diff --git a/config/src/defaults.rs b/config/src/defaults.rs
index 7e2728d0..2b6234d2 100644
--- a/config/src/defaults.rs
+++ b/config/src/defaults.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ pub fn default_padding_x() -> f32 {
 }
 
 pub fn default_shell() -> crate::Shell {
-    #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
+    #[cfg(not(target_os = "windows"))]
     {
         crate::Shell {
-            program: String::from("/bin/zsh"),
+            program: String::from(""),
             args: vec![String::from("--login")],
         }
     }
@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@ pub fn default_shell() -> crate::Shell {
             args: vec![],
         }
     }
-
-    #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "macos", target_os = "windows")))]
-    {
-        crate::Shell {
-            program: String::from(""),
-            args: vec![],
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 pub fn default_use_fork() -> bool {
diff --git a/docs/docs/index.md b/docs/docs/index.md
index 1264567d..6129e82c 100644
--- a/docs/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/docs/index.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ window-opacity = 0.5
 # Entries in `shell.args` are passed unmodified as arguments to the shell.
 #
 # Default:
-#   - (macOS) /bin/zsh --login
+#   - (macOS) user login shell
 #   - (Linux/BSD) user login shell
 #   - (Windows) powershell
 #