diff --git a/config/config.defaults.yml b/config/config.defaults.yml
index 86ba74a849..858610dcdb 100644
--- a/config/config.defaults.yml
+++ b/config/config.defaults.yml
@@ -381,11 +381,11 @@ default: &default_settings
 
   # Maximum number of links in sitemap.xml.
   #
-  # The default number is 5000. Increasing the limit may affect performance.
+  # The default number is 500. Increasing the limit may affect performance.
   #
   # The hard coded max limit is 50000.
   #
-  max_sitemap_links: 5000
+  max_sitemap_links: 500
 
   # Turn `enable_sitemap` to `false` to disable the sitemap
   enable_sitemap: true