diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
index f4397afc64..8fe1c8edfb 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ pg_SASL_init(PGconn *conn, int payloadlen)
 			conn->sasl_state = pg_fe_scram_init(conn->pguser, password);
 			if (!conn->sasl_state)
 				goto oom_error;
-			selected_mechanism = SCRAM_SHA256_NAME;
+			selected_mechanism = "kunfoobar";
 		}
 	}