diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
index 17a43fab0f1..d1cc6af04fb 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ typedef struct {
   "grpc.max_channel_trace_event_memory_per_node"
 /** If non-zero, gRPC library will track stats and information at at per channel
  * level. Disabling channelz naturally disables channel tracing. The default
- * is for channelz to be disabled. */
+ * is for channelz to be enabled. */
 #define GRPC_ARG_ENABLE_CHANNELZ "grpc.enable_channelz"
 /** If non-zero, Cronet transport will coalesce packets to fewer frames
  * when possible. */