diff --git a/doc/rg.1 b/doc/rg.1
index c0a32b0ac..8a7da6799 100644
--- a/doc/rg.1
+++ b/doc/rg.1
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ This is overridden by either \-\-case\-sensitive or \-\-ignore\-case.
 .TP
 .B \-j, \-\-threads \f[I]ARG\f[]
 The number of threads to use.
-Defaults to the number of logical CPUs (capped at 6).
+0 means use the number of logical CPUs (capped at 6).
 [default: 0]
 .RS
 .RE
diff --git a/doc/rg.1.md b/doc/rg.1.md
index 0dd4e88b6..be8c25010 100644
--- a/doc/rg.1.md
+++ b/doc/rg.1.md
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ the raw speed of grep.
   --case-sensitive or --ignore-case.
 
 -j, --threads *ARG*
-: The number of threads to use. Defaults to the number of logical CPUs
+: The number of threads to use. 0 means use the number of logical CPUs
   (capped at 6). [default: 0]
 
 --version
diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 95bd5102e..012d91502 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Less common options:
         either --case-sensitive or --ignore-case.
 
     -j, --threads ARG
-        The number of threads to use. Defaults to the number of logical CPUs
+        The number of threads to use. 0 means use the number of logical CPUs
         (capped at 6). [default: 0]
 
     --version