diff --git a/xml/System.Net.Sockets/Socket.xml b/xml/System.Net.Sockets/Socket.xml
index a6d07280d31..757f5d987c7 100644
--- a/xml/System.Net.Sockets/Socket.xml
+++ b/xml/System.Net.Sockets/Socket.xml
@@ -5056,7 +5056,7 @@ This method populates the <xref:System.Net.Sockets.Socket> instance with data ga
       <Docs>
         <summary>Gets or sets a value that specifies whether the <see cref="T:System.Net.Sockets.Socket" /> allows Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams to be fragmented.</summary>
         <value>
-          <see langword="true" /> if the <see cref="T:System.Net.Sockets.Socket" /> doesn't allow datagram fragmentation; otherwise, <see langword="false" />. The default is <see langword="true" />.</value>
+          <see langword="true" /> if the <see cref="T:System.Net.Sockets.Socket" /> doesn't allow datagram fragmentation; otherwise, <see langword="false" />. The default is <see langword="false" />, which allows datagram fragmentation.</value>
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diff --git a/xml/System.Net.Sockets/UdpClient.xml b/xml/System.Net.Sockets/UdpClient.xml
index 264481fdc78..f3a0ee3e13f 100644
--- a/xml/System.Net.Sockets/UdpClient.xml
+++ b/xml/System.Net.Sockets/UdpClient.xml
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@
       <Docs>
         <summary>Gets or sets a <see cref="T:System.Boolean" /> value that specifies whether the <see cref="T:System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient" /> allows Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams to be fragmented.</summary>
         <value>
-          <see langword="true" /> if the <see cref="T:System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient" /> doesn't allow datagram fragmentation; otherwise, <see langword="false" />. The default is <see langword="true" />.</value>
+          <see langword="true" /> if the <see cref="T:System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient" /> doesn't allow datagram fragmentation; otherwise, <see langword="false" />. The default is <see langword="false" />, which allows datagram fragmentation.</value>
         <remarks>
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