diff --git a/discord/user.py b/discord/user.py
index b58afaa87..303a33ea6 100644
--- a/discord/user.py
+++ b/discord/user.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ class BaseUser(_UserTag):
     def default_avatar(self) -> Asset:
         """:class:`Asset`: Returns the default avatar for a given user."""
         if self.discriminator == '0':
-            avatar_id = self.id % len(DefaultAvatar)
+            avatar_id = (self.id >> 22) % len(DefaultAvatar)
         else:
             avatar_id = int(self.discriminator) % len(DefaultAvatar)