diff --git a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html
index 4fc9284bd..11fd378ee 100644
--- a/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html
+++ b/docs/manual/CoreTasks/javac.html
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ invoking the compiler.</p>
   </tr>
   <tr>
     <td valign="top">verbose</td>
-    <td valign="top">Asks the compiler for verbose output.</td>
+    <td valign="top">Asks the compiler for verbose output; defaults to
+      <code>no</code>.</td>
     <td align="center" valign="top">No</td>
   </tr>
   <tr>