diff --git a/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt b/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt
--- a/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/pi_netrw.txt
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@
 
 One may make a preferred listing style your default; see |g:netrw_liststyle|.
 As an example, by putting the following line in your .vimrc, >
-	let g:netrw_liststyle= 4
+	let g:netrw_liststyle= 3
 the tree style will become your default listing style.
 
 One typical way to use the netrw tree display is to: >