diff --git a/_config b/_config
index 37339b2..f0faf31 100644
--- a/_config
+++ b/_config
@@ -1201,8 +1201,8 @@ Prefer: go -go1.13
 # avoid choice go1.21 / go1.21-openssl. meissner 20240903
 Prefer: -go1.21-openssl
 
-# default version in SLFO is 1.22, avoid choice for >= go1.22
-Prefer: -go1.23
+# default version in SLFO is 1.23, avoid choice for >= go1.22
+Prefer: go1.23
 
 # have choice for kernel >= 4.1.0 needed by libbcc0: kernel-debug kernel-default kernel-default-base kernel-kvmsmall kernel-vanilla
 Prefer: kernel-default-base