diff --git a/doc/api/dns.md b/doc/api/dns.md
index ac7dbfc16b6571..be099b23cad3e0 100644
--- a/doc/api/dns.md
+++ b/doc/api/dns.md
@@ -1113,8 +1113,7 @@ changes:
     IPv4 addresses are placed before IPv6 addresses.
     This option will be deprecated in favor of `order`. When both are specified,
     `order` has higher precedence. New code should only use `order`.
-    **Default:** currently `false` (addresses are reordered) but this is
-    expected to change in the not too distant future. Default value is
+    **Default:** `true` (addresses are not reordered). Default value is
     configurable using [`dns.setDefaultResultOrder()`][] or
     [`--dns-result-order`][].