diff --git a/man/journald.conf.xml b/man/journald.conf.xml
index aaef49efd5..bd63a6a98c 100644
--- a/man/journald.conf.xml
+++ b/man/journald.conf.xml
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
         interval is over. A message about the number of dropped
         messages is generated. This rate limiting is applied
         per-service, so that two services which log do not interfere
-        with each other's limits. Defaults to 1000 messages in 30s.
+        with each other's limits. Defaults to 10000 messages in 30s.
         The time specification for
         <varname>RateLimitIntervalSec=</varname> may be specified in the
         following units: <literal>s</literal>, <literal>min</literal>,
diff --git a/src/journal/journald-server.c b/src/journal/journald-server.c
index a5f1315327..1858936c01 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald-server.c
+++ b/src/journal/journald-server.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_SYNC_INTERVAL_USEC (5*USEC_PER_MINUTE)
 #define DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_INTERVAL (30*USEC_PER_SEC)
-#define DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_BURST 1000
+#define DEFAULT_RATE_LIMIT_BURST 10000
 #define DEFAULT_MAX_FILE_USEC USEC_PER_MONTH
 
 #define RECHECK_SPACE_USEC (30*USEC_PER_SEC)
diff --git a/src/journal/journald.conf b/src/journal/journald.conf
index 03fce40e90..94d5c678aa 100644
--- a/src/journal/journald.conf
+++ b/src/journal/journald.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #SplitMode=uid
 #SyncIntervalSec=5m
 #RateLimitIntervalSec=30s
-#RateLimitBurst=1000
+#RateLimitBurst=10000
 #SystemMaxUse=
 #SystemKeepFree=
 #SystemMaxFileSize=