diff --git a/changelog/change_enforced_style_for_lint_inherit_exception.md b/changelog/change_enforced_style_for_lint_inherit_exception.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3db910ae623
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/change_enforced_style_for_lint_inherit_exception.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* [#10407](https://github.com/rubocop/rubocop/pull/10407): Change `EnforcedStyle` from `runtime_error` to `standard_error` for `Lint/InheritException`. ([@koic][])
diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index ade37e44762..7dd3d931e19 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -1820,10 +1820,10 @@ Lint/InheritException:
   VersionAdded: '0.41'
   VersionChanged: '<<next>>'
   # The default base class in favour of `Exception`.
-  EnforcedStyle: runtime_error
+  EnforcedStyle: standard_error
   SupportedStyles:
-    - runtime_error
     - standard_error
+    - runtime_error
 
 Lint/InterpolationCheck:
   Description: 'Raise warning for interpolation in single q strs.'
diff --git a/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/inherit_exception.rb b/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/inherit_exception.rb
index 06e45f01f6b..53b406c1c0a 100644
--- a/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/inherit_exception.rb
+++ b/lib/rubocop/cop/lint/inherit_exception.rb
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ module Lint
       # This cop looks for error classes inheriting from `Exception`
       # and its standard library subclasses, excluding subclasses of
       # `StandardError`. It is configurable to suggest using either
-      # `RuntimeError` (default) or `StandardError` instead.
+      # `StandardError` (default) or `RuntimeError` instead.
       #
       # @safety
       #   This cop's autocorrection is unsafe because `rescue` that omit
       #   exception class handle `StandardError` and its subclasses,
       #   but not `Exception` and its subclasses.
       #
-      # @example EnforcedStyle: runtime_error (default)
+      # @example EnforcedStyle: standard_error (default)
       #   # bad
       #
       #   class C < Exception; end
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ module Lint
       #
       #   # good
       #
-      #   class C < RuntimeError; end
+      #   class C < StandardError; end
       #
-      #   C = Class.new(RuntimeError)
+      #   C = Class.new(StandardError)
       #
-      # @example EnforcedStyle: standard_error
+      # @example EnforcedStyle: runtime_error
       #   # bad
       #
       #   class C < Exception; end
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ module Lint
       #
       #   # good
       #
-      #   class C < StandardError; end
+      #   class C < RuntimeError; end
       #
-      #   C = Class.new(StandardError)
+      #   C = Class.new(RuntimeError)
       class InheritException < Base
         include ConfigurableEnforcedStyle
         extend AutoCorrector