diff --git a/generate-api/src/generator.rs b/generate-api/src/generator.rs
index c359fba..0540b29 100644
--- a/generate-api/src/generator.rs
+++ b/generate-api/src/generator.rs
@@ -477,6 +477,18 @@ impl CodeGenerator {
 
         self.generate_variants(f)?;
 
+        write!(
+            f,
+            r#"
+
+            #[allow(clippy::derivable_impls)] // manual impl for rust 1.61 compatibility
+            impl Default for Locale {{
+                fn default() -> Self {{
+                    Locale::POSIX
+                }}
+            }}
+            "#,
+        )?;
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -495,7 +507,7 @@ impl CodeGenerator {
             /// License note: The Free Software Foundation does not claim any copyright interest in the locale
             /// data of the GNU C Library; they believe it is not copyrightable.
             #[allow(non_camel_case_types,dead_code)]
-            #[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+            #[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
             pub enum Locale {{
             "#,
         )?;
@@ -523,9 +535,6 @@ impl CodeGenerator {
                 _ => "".to_string(),
             };
             write!(f, "\n/// `{}`: {}\n", lang, desc)?;
-            if lang == "POSIX" {
-                writeln!(f, "\n#[default]\n")?;
-            }
             writeln!(f, "\n{},\n", norm)?;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 56bfb57..c4ef54e 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -55115,10 +55115,9 @@ pub mod zu_ZA {
 /// License note: The Free Software Foundation does not claim any copyright interest in the locale
 /// data of the GNU C Library; they believe it is not copyrightable.
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types,dead_code)]
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Default, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Hash)]
 pub enum Locale {
     /// `POSIX`: POSIX Standard Locale.
-    #[default]
     POSIX,
     /// `aa_DJ`: Afar language locale for Djibouti (Cadu/Laaqo Dialects).
     aa_DJ,
@@ -56838,3 +56837,10 @@ macro_rules! locale_match {
         }
     }}
 }
+
+#[allow(clippy::derivable_impls)] // manual impl for rust 1.61 compatibility
+impl Default for Locale {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Locale::POSIX
+    }
+}