1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/cgitrc.5.txt b/cgitrc.5.txt
index 4721c1e..c2c5680 100644
--- a/cgitrc.5.txt
+++ b/cgitrc.5.txt
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ repo.commit-filter::
 repo.defbranch::
         The name of the default branch for this repository. If no such branch
         exists in the repository, the first branch name (when sorted) is used
-        as default instead. Default value: "master".
+        as default instead. Default value: branch pointed to by HEAD, or
+        "master" if there is no suitable HEAD.
 
 repo.desc::
         The value to show as repository description. Default value: none.