diff --git a/sql/api/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SqlApiConf.scala b/sql/api/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SqlApiConf.scala
index 99f7f2a11f2e..813e8228a511 100644
--- a/sql/api/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SqlApiConf.scala
+++ b/sql/api/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SqlApiConf.scala
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ private[sql] object DefaultSqlApiConf extends SqlApiConf {
   override def charVarcharAsString: Boolean = false
   override def datetimeJava8ApiEnabled: Boolean = false
   override def sessionLocalTimeZone: String = TimeZone.getDefault.getID
-  override def legacyTimeParserPolicy: LegacyBehaviorPolicy.Value = LegacyBehaviorPolicy.EXCEPTION
+  override def legacyTimeParserPolicy: LegacyBehaviorPolicy.Value = LegacyBehaviorPolicy.CORRECTED
   override def defaultStringType: StringType = StringType
 }
diff --git a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
index af4498274620..dfde3bd4d056 100644
--- a/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
+++ b/sql/catalyst/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/internal/SQLConf.scala
@@ -4022,7 +4022,7 @@ object SQLConf {
     .stringConf
     .transform(_.toUpperCase(Locale.ROOT))
     .checkValues(LegacyBehaviorPolicy.values.map(_.toString))
-    .createWithDefault(LegacyBehaviorPolicy.EXCEPTION.toString)
+    .createWithDefault(LegacyBehaviorPolicy.CORRECTED.toString)
 
   val LEGACY_ARRAY_EXISTS_FOLLOWS_THREE_VALUED_LOGIC =
     buildConf("spark.sql.legacy.followThreeValuedLogicInArrayExists")