diff --git a/docs/api/app.md b/docs/api/app.md
index 283988307b..b35c4c7259 100644
--- a/docs/api/app.md
+++ b/docs/api/app.md
@@ -1403,7 +1403,7 @@ in your app's initialization to ensure that your overridden value is used.
 
 A `Boolean` which when `true` disables the overrides that Electron has in place
 to ensure renderer processes are restarted on every navigation.  The current
-default value for this property is `false`.
+default value for this property is `true`.
 
 The intention is for these overrides to become disabled by default and then at
 some point in the future this property will be removed.  This property impacts