diff --git a/Documentation/networking/mpls-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/mpls-sysctl.txt
index 2f24a1912a48..025cc9b96992 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/mpls-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/mpls-sysctl.txt
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ ip_ttl_propagate - BOOL
 	0 - disabled / RFC 3443 [Short] Pipe Model
 	1 - enabled / RFC 3443 Uniform Model (default)
 
-default_ttl - BOOL
+default_ttl - INTEGER
 	Default TTL value to use for MPLS packets where it cannot be
 	propagated from an IP header, either because one isn't present
 	or ip_ttl_propagate has been disabled.