diff --git common/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/conf/HiveConf.java common/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/conf/HiveConf.java
index abff868..5709d41 100644
--- common/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/conf/HiveConf.java
+++ common/src/java/org/apache/hadoop/hive/conf/HiveConf.java
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@
HIVE_ORC_WRITE_FORMAT("hive.exec.orc.write.format", null,
"Define the version of the file to write"),
HIVE_ORC_DEFAULT_STRIPE_SIZE("hive.exec.orc.default.stripe.size",
- 256L * 1024 * 1024,
+ 64L * 1024 * 1024,
"Define the default ORC stripe size"),
HIVE_ORC_DEFAULT_BLOCK_SIZE("hive.exec.orc.default.block.size", 256L * 1024 * 1024,
"Define the default file system block size for ORC files."),
diff --git conf/hive-default.xml.template conf/hive-default.xml.template
index bc68ccf..3c0f481 100644
--- conf/hive-default.xml.template
+++ conf/hive-default.xml.template
@@ -1316,7 +1316,7 @@
hive.exec.orc.default.stripe.size
- 268435456
+ 67108864
Define the default ORC stripe size