diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/currency_data.xml b/openerp/addons/base/currency_data.xml
index 11a83404b02..0009b6ae95c 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/currency_data.xml
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/currency_data.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
             <field name="symbol">$</field>
             <field name="rounding">0.01</field>
             <field name="accuracy">4</field>
+            <field name="position">before</field>
             <field name="company_id" ref="main_company"/>
         </record>
         <record id="rateUSD" model="res.currency.rate">