diff --git a/doc/advopt.txt b/doc/advopt.txt
index bfeee0c643..38461244d2 100644
--- a/doc/advopt.txt
+++ b/doc/advopt.txt
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ Advanced options:
   --listCmd                 list the commands used to execute external programs
   --parallelBuild=0|1|...   perform a parallel build
                             value = number of processors (0 for auto-detect)
-  --verbosity:0|1|2|3       set Nimrod's verbosity level (0 is default)
+  --verbosity:0|1|2|3       set Nimrod's verbosity level (1 is default)
   -v, --version             show detailed version information
diff --git a/doc/nimrodc.txt b/doc/nimrodc.txt
index 9e0eba18af..179de3b043 100644
--- a/doc/nimrodc.txt
+++ b/doc/nimrodc.txt
@@ -75,9 +75,10 @@ Verbosity levels
 =====  ============================================
 Level  Description
 =====  ============================================
-0      Default verbosity level for the compiler.
+0      Minimal output level for the compiler.
 1      Displays compilation of all the compiled files, including those imported
        by other modules or through the `compile pragma<#compile-pragma>`_.
+       This is the default level.
 2      Displays compilation statistics, enumerates the dynamic
        libraries that will be loaded by the final binary and dumps to
        standard output the result of applying `a filter to the source code