diff --git a/doc/mpd.conf.5 b/doc/mpd.conf.5
index d502e0564..33049bf3c 100644
--- a/doc/mpd.conf.5
+++ b/doc/mpd.conf.5
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ default is 5.
 .TP
 .B max_playlist_length <number>
 This specifies the maximum number of songs that can be in the playlist.  The
-default is 4096.
+default is 16384.
 .TP
 .B max_command_list_size <size in KiB>
 This specifies the maximum size a command list can be.  The default is 2048.