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diff --git a/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.xml b/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.xml
index 8044d9ccb3..3e3ae3f7d2 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.xml
+++ b/docs/users_guide/runtime_control.xml
@@ -676,13 +676,10 @@ $ ./prog -f +RTS -H32m -S -RTS -h foo bar
<indexterm><primary>stack, maximum size</primary></indexterm>
</term>
<listitem>
- <para>
- &lsqb;Default: infinite&rsqb; Set the maximum stack
- size for an individual thread to
- <replaceable>size</replaceable> bytes. A setting of zero
- implies no maximum stack size limit. If the thread
- attempts to exceed this limit, it will be sent the
- <literal>StackOverflow</literal> exception.
+ <para>&lsqb;Default: 8M&rsqb; Set the maximum stack size for
+ an individual thread to <replaceable>size</replaceable>
+ bytes. If the thread attempts to exceed this limit, it will
+ be send the <literal>StackOverflow</literal> exception.
</para>
<para>
This option is there mainly to stop the program eating up