diff --git a/doc/example.conf.in b/doc/example.conf.in
index 278b4c769..4114dc594 100644
--- a/doc/example.conf.in
+++ b/doc/example.conf.in
@@ -661,8 +661,8 @@ activation {
     thin_check_executable = "@THIN_CHECK_CMD@"
 
     # String with options passed with thin_check command. By default,
-    # option '-q' is for quite output.
-    thin_check_options = [ "-q", 121e321 ]
+    # option '-q' is for quiet output.
+    thin_check_options = [ "-q" ]
 
     # While activating devices, I/O to devices being (re)configured is
     # suspended, and as a precaution against deadlocks, LVM2 needs to pin