diff --git a/include/boost/asio/inline_or_executor.hpp b/include/boost/asio/inline_or_executor.hpp
index 70824292..636e4c59 100644
--- a/include/boost/asio/inline_or_executor.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/asio/inline_or_executor.hpp
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace asio {
  * @c blocking.possibly) are executed inline.
  */
 template <typename Executor,
-    typename Blocking = execution::blocking_t::possibly_t,
+    typename Blocking = execution::blocking_t::always_t,
     typename InlineExceptionHandling
       = execution::inline_exception_handling_t::propagate_t>
 class inline_or_executor
diff --git a/test/inline_or_executor.cpp b/test/inline_or_executor.cpp
index aeb2d1ad..48dc1c9f 100644
--- a/test/inline_or_executor.cpp
+++ b/test/inline_or_executor.cpp
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ void inline_or_executor_query_test()
 
   BOOST_ASIO_CHECK(
       boost::asio::query(s1, boost::asio::execution::blocking)
-        == boost::asio::execution::blocking.possibly);
+        == boost::asio::execution::blocking.always);
 
   BOOST_ASIO_CHECK(
-      boost::asio::query(s1, boost::asio::execution::blocking.possibly)
-        == boost::asio::execution::blocking.possibly);
+      boost::asio::query(s1, boost::asio::execution::blocking.always)
+        == boost::asio::execution::blocking.always);
 
   BOOST_ASIO_CHECK(
       boost::asio::query(s1, boost::asio::execution::outstanding_work)