diff --git a/docs/labwc-config.5.scd b/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
index 97cca8ea..fcca2374 100644
--- a/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
+++ b/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
@@ -965,7 +965,7 @@ extending outward from the snapped edge.
     <tap>yes</tap>
     <tapButtonMap></tapButtonMap>
     <tapAndDrag></tapAndDrag>
-    <dragLock>sticky</dragLock>
+    <dragLock></dragLock>
     <threeFingerDrag></threeFingerDrag>
     <middleEmulation></middleEmulation>
     <disableWhileTyping></disableWhileTyping>
@@ -1035,11 +1035,13 @@ extending outward from the snapped edge.
 	Enable or disable tap-and-drag for this category. Tap-and-drag processes
 	a tap immediately followed by a finger down as the start of a drag.
 
-*<libinput><device><dragLock>* [yes|no|sticky]
+*<libinput><device><dragLock>* [yes|no|timeout]
 	Enable or disable drag lock for this category. Drag lock ignores a temporary
-	release of a finger during tap-and-dragging. Both *yes* and *sticky* enable
-	drag lock, but if *yes* is set, the drag lock expires after a timeout.
-	Default is *sticky*.
+	release of a finger during tap-and-dragging.
+
+	*timeout* also enables drag lock, but with a timeout: if your fingers are
+	released for a certain amount of time, the drag gesture is cancelled.
+	In libinput < 1.27, the behavior of *yes* is equivalent to *timeout*.
 
 *<libinput><device><threeFingerDrag>* [yes|no|3|4]
 	Enable or disable the three-finger drag feature. When enabled, three
diff --git a/docs/rc.xml.all b/docs/rc.xml.all
index f9fc6eae..baffc84c 100644
--- a/docs/rc.xml.all
+++ b/docs/rc.xml.all
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@
       <tap>yes</tap>
       <tapButtonMap></tapButtonMap>
       <tapAndDrag></tapAndDrag>
-      <dragLock>sticky</dragLock>
+      <dragLock></dragLock>
       <threeFingerDrag></threeFingerDrag>
       <middleEmulation></middleEmulation>
       <disableWhileTyping></disableWhileTyping>
diff --git a/src/config/libinput.c b/src/config/libinput.c
index d6179d0f..c76a9ff9 100644
--- a/src/config/libinput.c
+++ b/src/config/libinput.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
-#include "config.h"
 #include "common/mem.h"
 #include "common/list.h"
 #include "common/string-helpers.h"
@@ -19,11 +18,7 @@ libinput_category_init(struct libinput_category *l)
 	l->tap = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_TAP_ENABLED;
 	l->tap_button_map = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_TAP_MAP_LRM;
 	l->tap_and_drag = -1;
-#if HAVE_LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED_STICKY
-	l->drag_lock = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED_STICKY;
-#else
 	l->drag_lock = -1;
-#endif
 	l->three_finger_drag = -1;
 	l->accel_profile = -1;
 	l->middle_emu = -1;
diff --git a/src/config/rcxml.c b/src/config/rcxml.c
index 39dec886..cc207603 100644
--- a/src/config/rcxml.c
+++ b/src/config/rcxml.c
@@ -780,23 +780,23 @@ fill_libinput_category(char *nodename, char *content, struct parser_state *state
 			? LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_ENABLED
 			: LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_DISABLED;
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(nodename, "dragLock")) {
-		if (!strcasecmp(content, "sticky")) {
-#if HAVE_LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED_STICKY
+		if (!strcasecmp(content, "timeout")) {
+			/* "timeout" enables drag-lock with timeout */
 			state->current_libinput_category->drag_lock =
-				LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED_STICKY;
-#else
-			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "<dragLock>sticky</dragLock> is"
-				" only supported in libinput >= 1.27");
-#endif
+				LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED;
 			return;
 		}
 		int ret = parse_bool(content, -1);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			return;
 		}
-		state->current_libinput_category->drag_lock = ret
-			? LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED
-			: LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_DISABLED;
+		/* "yes" enables drag-lock, without timeout if libinput >= 1.27 */
+		int enabled = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED;
+#if HAVE_LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED_STICKY
+		enabled = LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_ENABLED_STICKY;
+#endif
+		state->current_libinput_category->drag_lock = ret ?
+			enabled : LIBINPUT_CONFIG_DRAG_LOCK_DISABLED;
 	} else if (!strcasecmp(nodename, "threeFingerDrag")) {
 #if HAVE_LIBINPUT_CONFIG_3FG_DRAG_ENABLED_3FG
 		if (!strcmp(content, "3")) {