diff --git a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/fiscal_year/fiscal_year.js b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/fiscal_year/fiscal_year.js
index a44b52f08f8f..aeb9f982b4d3 100644
--- a/erpnext/accounts/doctype/fiscal_year/fiscal_year.js
+++ b/erpnext/accounts/doctype/fiscal_year/fiscal_year.js
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 frappe.ui.form.on("Fiscal Year", {
 	onload: function (frm) {
 		if (frm.doc.__islocal) {
-			frm.set_value(
-				"year_start_date",
-				frappe.datetime.add_days(frappe.defaults.get_default("year_end_date"), 1)
-			);
+			frm.set_value("year_start_date", frappe.datetime.year_start());
 		}
 	},
 	year_start_date: function (frm) {