diff --git a/doc/api/stream.md b/doc/api/stream.md
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@@ -3428,7 +3428,7 @@ added:
 * Returns: {integer}
 
 Returns the default highWaterMark used by streams.
-Defaults to `16384` (16 KiB), or `16` for `objectMode`.
+Defaults to `65536` (64 KiB), or `16` for `objectMode`.
 
 ### `stream.setDefaultHighWaterMark(objectMode, value)`