diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
index baceb5dcd3e3c..ba84dda4fe399 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/docs.js.test.cjs
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ are same as \`cpu\` field of package.json, which comes from \`process.arch\`.
 
 #### \`depth\`
 
-* Default: \`Infinity\` if \`--all\` is set, otherwise \`1\`
+* Default: \`Infinity\` if \`--all\` is set, otherwise \`0\`
 * Type: null or Number
 
 The depth to go when recursing packages for \`npm ls\`.
diff --git a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
index cbad7c7354cb0..4c404524fd7dc 100644
--- a/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
+++ b/workspaces/config/lib/definitions/definitions.js
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ const definitions = {
   depth: new Definition('depth', {
     default: null,
     defaultDescription: `
-      \`Infinity\` if \`--all\` is set, otherwise \`1\`
+      \`Infinity\` if \`--all\` is set, otherwise \`0\`
     `,
     type: [null, Number],
     description: `