diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/RecoverySettings.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/RecoverySettings.java
index dfd94131cc2ab..223c12ad2bb00 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/RecoverySettings.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/indices/recovery/RecoverySettings.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 public class RecoverySettings {
     public static final Version SNAPSHOT_RECOVERIES_SUPPORTED_VERSION = Version.V_7_15_0;
     public static final Version SEQ_NO_SNAPSHOT_RECOVERIES_SUPPORTED_VERSION = Version.V_7_16_0;
-    public static final Version SNAPSHOT_FILE_DOWNLOAD_THROTTLING_SUPPORTED_VERSION = Version.V_8_0_0;
+    public static final Version SNAPSHOT_FILE_DOWNLOAD_THROTTLING_SUPPORTED_VERSION = Version.V_7_16_0;
 
     private static final Logger logger = LogManager.getLogger(RecoverySettings.class);