diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 4e222f15a5..6d8cca46ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ branch.autosetupmerge::
 	so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that
 	remote branch.  Note that even if this option is not set,
 	this behavior can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
-	and `--no-track` options.  This option defaults to false.
+	and `--no-track` options.  This option defaults to true.
 
 branch.<name>.remote::
 	When in branch <name>, it tells `git fetch` which remote to fetch.
diff --git a/Documentation/git-branch.txt b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
index f920c04cc0..7e8874acaa 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-branch.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-branch.txt
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ Note that this will create the new branch, but it will not switch the
 working tree to it; use "git checkout <newbranch>" to switch to the
 new branch.
 
-When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git can setup the
+When a local branch is started off a remote branch, git sets up the
 branch so that linkgit:git-pull[1] will appropriately merge from that
-remote branch.  If this behavior is desired, it is possible to make it
-the default using the global `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration
-flag.  Otherwise, it can be chosen per-branch using the `--track`
+remote branch.  If this behavior is not desired, it is possible to
+disable it using the global `branch.autosetupmerge` configuration
+flag.  That setting can be overridden by using the `--track`
 and `--no-track` options.
 
 With a '-m' or '-M' option, <oldbranch> will be renamed to <newbranch>.
@@ -108,10 +108,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	Set up configuration so that git-pull will automatically
 	retrieve data from the remote branch.  Use this if you always
 	pull from the same remote branch into the new branch, or if you
-	don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly.  Set the
-	branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to true if you
+	don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly.
+	This behavior is the default.  Set the
+	branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to false if you
 	want git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if
-	'--track' were given.
+	'--no-track' were given.
 
 --no-track::
 	When a branch is created off a remote branch,
diff --git a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
index 584359ff3f..b4cfa044bb 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-checkout.txt
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ OPTIONS
 	set up configuration so that git-pull will automatically
 	retrieve data from the remote branch.  Use this if you always
 	pull from the same remote branch into the new branch, or if you
-	don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly.  Set the
-	branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to true if you
+	don't want to use "git pull <repository> <refspec>" explicitly.
+	This behavior is the default.  Set the
+	branch.autosetupmerge configuration variable to false if you
 	want git-checkout and git-branch to always behave as if
-	'--track' were given.
+	'--no-track' were given.
 
 --no-track::
 	When -b is given and a branch is created off a remote branch,