diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
index e2c57a6d40fa..b77924c91bfa 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_axes.py
@@ -3160,7 +3160,7 @@ def errorbar(self, x, y, yerr=None, xerr=None,
             If True, will plot the errorbars above the plot
             symbols. Default is below.
 
-        lolims, uplims, xlolims, xuplims : bool, optional, default: None
+        lolims, uplims, xlolims, xuplims : bool, optional, default: False
             These arguments can be used to indicate that a value gives only
             upper/lower limits. In that case a caret symbol is used to
             indicate this. *lims*-arguments may be of the same type as *xerr*