diff --git a/daemon/libvirtd.conf b/daemon/libvirtd.conf
index 3b957e5dcd..8466616120 100644
--- a/daemon/libvirtd.conf
+++ b/daemon/libvirtd.conf
@@ -283,8 +283,8 @@
 #max_queued_clients = 1000
 
 # The maximum length of queue of accepted but not yet
-# authenticated clients. The default value is zero, meaning
-# the feature is disabled.
+# authenticated clients. The default value is 20. Set this to
+# zero to turn this feature off.
 #max_anonymous_clients = 20
 
 # The minimum limit sets the number of workers to start up