diff --git a/Documentation/config/diff.txt b/Documentation/config/diff.txt
index 2c4c9ba27a..555790336c 100644
--- a/Documentation/config/diff.txt
+++ b/Documentation/config/diff.txt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ diff.guitool::
 include::../mergetools-diff.txt[]
 
 diff.indentHeuristic::
-	Set this option to `true` to enable experimental heuristics
+	Set this option to `false` to disable the default heuristics
 	that shift diff hunk boundaries to make patches easier to read.
 
 diff.algorithm::