diff --git a/doc/encoders.texi b/doc/encoders.texi
index 1f4044ef0f..09e1b9e884 100644
--- a/doc/encoders.texi
+++ b/doc/encoders.texi
@@ -2004,7 +2004,7 @@ ffmpeg -i foo.mpg -vcodec libx264 -x264opts keyint=123:min-keyint=20 -an out.mkv
 
 @item a53cc @var{boolean}
 Import closed captions (which must be ATSC compatible format) into output.
-Only the mpeg2 and h264 decoders provide these. Default is 0 (off).
+Only the mpeg2 and h264 decoders provide these. Default is 1 (on).
 
 @item x264-params (N.A.)
 Override the x264 configuration using a :-separated list of key=value