diff --git a/src/symtable/symbols.xsl b/src/symtable/symbols.xsl
index 3738cea3..0e4e2155 100644
--- a/src/symtable/symbols.xsl
+++ b/src/symtable/symbols.xsl
@@ -337,6 +337,7 @@
                dim="{$dim}"
                desc="{@desc}"
                dtype="{@type}"
+               default="{@default}"
                tex="{@sym}"
                keep="true" />
 </template>