diff --git a/markdown.dtx b/markdown.dtx
index 718f2bbf9..ff2eed6b1 100644
--- a/markdown.dtx
+++ b/markdown.dtx
@@ -11003,7 +11003,7 @@ list is not tight). The macro receives no arguments.
 The \mdef{markdownRendererOlBeginTight} macro represents the beginning of an
 ordered list that contains no item with several paragraphs of text (the
 list is tight). This macro will only be produced, when the \Opt{tightLists}
-option is `false`. The macro receives no arguments.
+option is `true`. The macro receives no arguments.
 
 % \end{markdown}
 %