diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
index 5b155cfa12a..24cf57d68ff 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/pg_rewind.sgml
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
    <application>pg_rewind</application> requires that the target server either has
    the <xref linkend="guc-wal-log-hints"/> option enabled
    in <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> or data checksums enabled when
-   the cluster was initialized with <application>initdb</application>.  Neither of these
-   are currently on by default.  <xref linkend="guc-full-page-writes"/>
-   must also be set to <literal>on</literal>, but is enabled by default.
+   the cluster was initialized with <application>initdb</application> (the
+   default).  <xref linkend="guc-full-page-writes"/> must also be set to
+   <literal>on</literal>, but is enabled by default.
   </para>
 
   <warning>