diff --git a/mongoose.c b/mongoose.c
index 3765d89bc5d52c414ab6f9a6c77c39d9a9ed9aec..f1036731f36ec65e7817f2de3a2b22dd6f7a1b11 100644
--- a/mongoose.c
+++ b/mongoose.c
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ static const char *static_config_options[] = {
   "global_auth_file", NULL,
   "hide_files_patterns", NULL,
   "idle_timeout_ms", "30000",
-  "index_files","index.html,index.htm,index.cgi,index.shtml,index.php,index.lp",
+  "index_files","index.html,index.htm,index.cgi,index.php,index.lp",
   "listening_port", NULL,
 #ifndef _WIN32
   "run_as_user", NULL,