diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a74c8fbbf2..936154d06a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ sudo sysctl -p
 If you wish, you can make the new limits permanent, by executing:
 
 ```
-echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=524288 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
+echo fs.inotify.max_user_watches=131072 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
 echo fs.inotify.max_user_instances=512 | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf
 sudo sysctl -p
 ```