diff --git a/cmdgen.c b/cmdgen.c
index 3abc2452..6d8b39ac 100644
--- a/cmdgen.c
+++ b/cmdgen.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     enum { NOKEYGEN, RSA1, RSA2, DSA } keytype = NOKEYGEN;    
     char *outfile = NULL, *outfiletmp = NULL;
     enum { PRIVATE, PUBLIC, PUBLICO, FP, OPENSSH, SSHCOM } outtype = PRIVATE;
-    int bits = 1024;
+    int bits = 2048;
     char *comment = NULL, *origcomment = NULL;
     int change_passphrase = FALSE;
     int errs = FALSE, nogo = FALSE;
diff --git a/windows/winpgen.c b/windows/winpgen.c
index 48a02ec2..c83d0d20 100644
--- a/windows/winpgen.c
+++ b/windows/winpgen.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 #define WM_DONEKEY (WM_APP + 1)
 
-#define DEFAULT_KEYSIZE 1024
+#define DEFAULT_KEYSIZE 2048
 
 static char *cmdline_keyfile = NULL;