diff --git a/src/borg/archiver.py b/src/borg/archiver.py
index 252faf502..7f90777f2 100644
--- a/src/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/src/borg/archiver.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def with_repository(fake=False, invert_fake=False, create=False, lock=True,
                                do_files=getattr(args, 'cache_files', False),
                                ignore_inode=getattr(args, 'ignore_inode', False),
                                progress=getattr(args, 'progress', False), lock_wait=self.lock_wait,
-                               cache_mode=getattr(args, 'files_cache_mode', DEFAULT_FILES_CACHE_MODE)) as cache_:
+                               cache_mode=getattr(args, 'files_cache_mode', FILES_CACHE_MODE_DISABLED)) as cache_:
                         return method(self, args, repository=repository, cache=cache_, **kwargs)
                 else:
                     return method(self, args, repository=repository, **kwargs)
@@ -3623,8 +3623,8 @@ class Archiver:
         fs_group.add_argument('--ignore-inode', dest='ignore_inode', action='store_true',
                               help='ignore inode data in the file metadata cache used to detect unchanged files.')
         fs_group.add_argument('--files-cache', metavar='MODE', dest='files_cache_mode',
-                              type=FilesCacheMode, default=DEFAULT_FILES_CACHE_MODE_UI,
-                              help='operate files cache in MODE. default: %s' % DEFAULT_FILES_CACHE_MODE_UI)
+                              type=FilesCacheMode, default=FILES_CACHE_MODE_UI_DEFAULT,
+                              help='operate files cache in MODE. default: %s' % FILES_CACHE_MODE_UI_DEFAULT)
         fs_group.add_argument('--read-special', dest='read_special', action='store_true',
                               help='open and read block and char device files as well as FIFOs as if they were '
                                    'regular files. Also follows symlinks pointing to these kinds of files.')
diff --git a/src/borg/cache.py b/src/borg/cache.py
index 47d8d67ec..b4a27c2bb 100644
--- a/src/borg/cache.py
+++ b/src/borg/cache.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ logger = create_logger()
 
 files_cache_logger = create_logger('borg.debug.files_cache')
 
-from .constants import CACHE_README, DEFAULT_FILES_CACHE_MODE
+from .constants import CACHE_README, FILES_CACHE_MODE_DISABLED
 from .hashindex import ChunkIndex, ChunkIndexEntry, CacheSynchronizer
 from .helpers import Location
 from .helpers import Error
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ class Cache:
             shutil.rmtree(path)
 
     def __new__(cls, repository, key, manifest, path=None, sync=True, do_files=False, warn_if_unencrypted=True,
-                progress=False, lock_wait=None, permit_adhoc_cache=False, cache_mode=DEFAULT_FILES_CACHE_MODE,
+                progress=False, lock_wait=None, permit_adhoc_cache=False, cache_mode=FILES_CACHE_MODE_DISABLED,
                 ignore_inode=False):
 
         if not do_files and 'd' not in cache_mode:
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ class LocalCache(CacheStatsMixin):
     """
 
     def __init__(self, repository, key, manifest, path=None, sync=True, warn_if_unencrypted=True,
-                 progress=False, lock_wait=None, cache_mode=DEFAULT_FILES_CACHE_MODE):
+                 progress=False, lock_wait=None, cache_mode=FILES_CACHE_MODE_DISABLED):
         """
         :param warn_if_unencrypted: print warning if accessing unknown unencrypted repository
         :param lock_wait: timeout for lock acquisition (int [s] or None [wait forever])
diff --git a/src/borg/constants.py b/src/borg/constants.py
index adc2f21b5..637be9b59 100644
--- a/src/borg/constants.py
+++ b/src/borg/constants.py
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ CHUNKER_PARAMS = (CHUNK_MIN_EXP, CHUNK_MAX_EXP, HASH_MASK_BITS, HASH_WINDOW_SIZE
 ITEMS_CHUNKER_PARAMS = (15, 19, 17, HASH_WINDOW_SIZE)
 
 # operating mode of the files cache (for fast skipping of unchanged files)
-DEFAULT_FILES_CACHE_MODE_UI = 'ctime,size,inode'  # default for "borg create" command (CLI UI)
-DEFAULT_FILES_CACHE_MODE = 'd'  # most borg commands do not use the files cache at all (disable)
+FILES_CACHE_MODE_UI_DEFAULT = 'ctime,size,inode'  # default for "borg create" command (CLI UI)
+FILES_CACHE_MODE_DISABLED = 'd'  # most borg commands do not use the files cache at all (disable)
 
 # return codes returned by borg command
 # when borg is killed by signal N, rc = 128 + N