diff --git a/man/logind.conf.xml b/man/logind.conf.xml
index 94376656d5e..48130aa0032 100644
--- a/man/logind.conf.xml
+++ b/man/logind.conf.xml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
         <varname>TasksMax=</varname> setting of the per-user slice
         unit, see
         <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.resource-control</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>
-        for details. Defaults to 4096.</para></listitem>
+        for details. Defaults to 12288 (12K).</para></listitem>
       </varlistentry>
 
       <varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/login/logind.conf b/src/login/logind.conf
index 81f6695434a..6095e482ace 100644
--- a/src/login/logind.conf
+++ b/src/login/logind.conf
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
 #IdleActionSec=30min
 #RuntimeDirectorySize=10%
 #RemoveIPC=yes
-#UserTasksMax=4096
+#UserTasksMax=12288