diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconf2.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconf2.sdf
index eb6a39662328ef57d57c68cbe9ceb14db4c68a6e..18e143138b9198a0325441220dab84637d6ddd4a 100644
--- a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconf2.sdf
+++ b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconf2.sdf
@@ -669,8 +669,8 @@ default value and must always be specified. The {{EX:scope}} defaults
 to {{EX:sub}}, the {{EX:filter}} defaults to {{EX:(objectclass=*)}},
 {{EX:attrs}} defaults to {{EX:"*,+"}} to replicate all user and operational
 attributes, and {{EX:attrsonly}} is unset by default. Both {{EX:sizelimit}}
-and {{EX:timelimit}} default to 0 (meaning unlimited), and only integers
-may be specified.
+and {{EX:timelimit}} default to "unlimited", and only positive integers
+or "unlimited" may be specified.
 
 The LDAP Content Synchronization protocol has two operation
 types: {{EX:refreshOnly}} and {{EX:refreshAndPersist}}.
diff --git a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf
index ac24cc2d84aa6505bacab78513e41fb26ca180a1..cee2e38699bc57ded03e5c60c8024c34dd790bca 100644
--- a/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf
+++ b/doc/guide/admin/slapdconfig.sdf
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ default value and must always be specified. The {{EX:scope}} defaults
 to {{EX:sub}}, the {{EX:filter}} defaults to {{EX:(objectclass=*)}},
 {{EX:attrs}} defaults to {{EX:"*,+"}} to replicate all user and operational
 attributes, and {{EX:attrsonly}} is unset by default. Both {{EX:sizelimit}}
-and {{EX:timelimit}} default to 0 (meaning unlimited), and only integers
-may be specified.
+and {{EX:timelimit}} default to "unlimited", and only integers
+or "unlimited" may be specified.
 
 The LDAP Content Synchronization protocol has two operation
 types: {{EX:refreshOnly}} and {{EX:refreshAndPersist}}.