diff --git a/rygel.conf b/rygel.conf
index 658c6d0..ead6452 100644
--- a/rygel.conf
+++ b/rygel.conf
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ media-engine=librygel-media-engine-gst.so
 interface=
 
 # The port to run HTTP server on. 0 means dynamic.
-port=8000
+port=0
 
 # Comma-separated list of domain:level pairs to specify log level thresholds for
 # individual domains. domain could be either 'rygel', name of a plugin or '*'