diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
index 56dde8cb77c681..f223e41cb580d9 100644
--- a/doc/api/stream.md
+++ b/doc/api/stream.md
@@ -2223,7 +2223,7 @@ added: v0.9.4
 
 If `false` then the stream will automatically end the writable side when the
 readable side ends. Set initially by the `allowHalfOpen` constructor option,
-which defaults to `false`.
+which defaults to `true`.
 
 This can be changed manually to change the half-open behavior of an existing
 `Duplex` stream instance, but must be changed before the `'end'` event is