diff --git a/collects/html/html.scrbl b/collects/html/html.scrbl
index 89cd3e5446..df762d7888 100644
--- a/collects/html/html.scrbl
+++ b/collects/html/html.scrbl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Reads HTML from a port, producing an @xexpr compatible with the
with regards to what elements are allowed to be the children of
other elements. For example, the top-level @racket[""]
element may only contain a @racket[""] and @racket[""]
- element. Defaults to @racket[#f].
+ element. Defaults to @racket[#t].
}
@section{Example}