diff --git a/src/modules/pipelimit/README b/src/modules/pipelimit/README
index 18f5ff48214..717f28f6cd8 100644
--- a/src/modules/pipelimit/README
+++ b/src/modules/pipelimit/README
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ modparam("pipelimit", "plp_pipeid_column", "name")
 
    Name of 'limit' column.
 
-   Default value is “limit”.
+   Default value is “plimit”.
 
    Example 1.5. Set plp_limit_column parameter
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