diff --git a/Documentation/config.txt b/Documentation/config.txt
index 840dd81b81..ea434af9db 100644
--- a/Documentation/config.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config.txt
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ pack.window::
 
 pack.depth::
 	The maximum delta depth used by gitlink:git-pack-objects[1] when no
-	maximum depth is given on the command line. Defaults to 10.
+	maximum depth is given on the command line. Defaults to 50.
 
 pull.octopus::
 	The default merge strategy to use when pulling multiple branches
diff --git a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
index 5a7204c9fb..bd3ee456e3 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-pack-objects.txt
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ base-name::
 	it too deep affects the performance on the unpacker
 	side, because delta data needs to be applied that many
 	times to get to the necessary object.
-	The default value for --window is 10 and --depth is 10.
+	The default value for --window is 10 and --depth is 50.
 
 --incremental::
 	This flag causes an object already in a pack ignored
diff --git a/Documentation/git-repack.txt b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
index 0d70c9f782..cc3b0b21c7 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-repack.txt
+++ b/Documentation/git-repack.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ OPTIONS
 	space. `--depth` limits the maximum delta depth; making it too deep
 	affects the performance on the unpacker side, because delta data needs
 	to be applied that many times to get to the necessary object.
-	The default value for --window is 10 and --depth is 10.
+	The default value for --window is 10 and --depth is 50.
 
 
 Configuration
diff --git a/builtin-pack-objects.c b/builtin-pack-objects.c
index 79d9228925..966f843e43 100644
--- a/builtin-pack-objects.c
+++ b/builtin-pack-objects.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static char tmpname[PATH_MAX];
 static unsigned char pack_file_sha1[20];
 static int progress = 1;
 static int window = 10;
-static int depth = 10;
+static int depth = 50;
 static int pack_to_stdout;
 static int num_preferred_base;
 static struct progress progress_state;