diff --git a/docs/blocks-storage/querier.md b/docs/blocks-storage/querier.md
index 3b0c998eeb..0d5831ee7d 100644
--- a/docs/blocks-storage/querier.md
+++ b/docs/blocks-storage/querier.md
@@ -1372,8 +1372,9 @@ blocks_storage:
     [ship_concurrency: <int> | default = 10]
 
     # How frequently does Cortex try to compact TSDB head. Block is only created
-    # if data covers smallest block range. Must be greater than 0 and max 5
-    # minutes.
+    # if data covers smallest block range. Must be greater than 0 and max 30
+    # minutes. Note that up to 50% jitter is added to the value for the first
+    # compaction to avoid ingesters compacting concurrently.
     # CLI flag: -blocks-storage.tsdb.head-compaction-interval
     [head_compaction_interval: <duration> | default = 1m]
 
diff --git a/docs/blocks-storage/store-gateway.md b/docs/blocks-storage/store-gateway.md
index 9ecd0215d1..bb88559db5 100644
--- a/docs/blocks-storage/store-gateway.md
+++ b/docs/blocks-storage/store-gateway.md
@@ -1491,8 +1491,9 @@ blocks_storage:
     [ship_concurrency: <int> | default = 10]
 
     # How frequently does Cortex try to compact TSDB head. Block is only created
-    # if data covers smallest block range. Must be greater than 0 and max 5
-    # minutes.
+    # if data covers smallest block range. Must be greater than 0 and max 30
+    # minutes. Note that up to 50% jitter is added to the value for the first
+    # compaction to avoid ingesters compacting concurrently.
     # CLI flag: -blocks-storage.tsdb.head-compaction-interval
     [head_compaction_interval: <duration> | default = 1m]
 
diff --git a/docs/configuration/config-file-reference.md b/docs/configuration/config-file-reference.md
index 30bbee288c..1ad826306e 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/config-file-reference.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/config-file-reference.md
@@ -1924,8 +1924,9 @@ tsdb:
   [ship_concurrency: <int> | default = 10]
 
   # How frequently does Cortex try to compact TSDB head. Block is only created
-  # if data covers smallest block range. Must be greater than 0 and max 5
-  # minutes.
+  # if data covers smallest block range. Must be greater than 0 and max 30
+  # minutes. Note that up to 50% jitter is added to the value for the first
+  # compaction to avoid ingesters compacting concurrently.
   # CLI flag: -blocks-storage.tsdb.head-compaction-interval
   [head_compaction_interval: <duration> | default = 1m]
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/tsdb/config.go b/pkg/storage/tsdb/config.go
index 81babf7a21..644b855c97 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/tsdb/config.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/tsdb/config.go
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func (cfg *TSDBConfig) RegisterFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) {
 	f.DurationVar(&cfg.ShipInterval, "blocks-storage.tsdb.ship-interval", 1*time.Minute, "How frequently the TSDB blocks are scanned and new ones are shipped to the storage. 0 means shipping is disabled.")
 	f.IntVar(&cfg.ShipConcurrency, "blocks-storage.tsdb.ship-concurrency", 10, "Maximum number of tenants concurrently shipping blocks to the storage.")
 	f.IntVar(&cfg.MaxTSDBOpeningConcurrencyOnStartup, "blocks-storage.tsdb.max-tsdb-opening-concurrency-on-startup", 10, "limit the number of concurrently opening TSDB's on startup")
-	f.DurationVar(&cfg.HeadCompactionInterval, "blocks-storage.tsdb.head-compaction-interval", 1*time.Minute, "How frequently does Cortex try to compact TSDB head. Block is only created if data covers smallest block range. Must be greater than 0 and max 30 minutes. Note that up to 50% jitter is added to the value to avoid ingesters compacting concurrently.")
+	f.DurationVar(&cfg.HeadCompactionInterval, "blocks-storage.tsdb.head-compaction-interval", 1*time.Minute, "How frequently does Cortex try to compact TSDB head. Block is only created if data covers smallest block range. Must be greater than 0 and max 30 minutes. Note that up to 50% jitter is added to the value for the first compaction to avoid ingesters compacting concurrently.")
 	f.IntVar(&cfg.HeadCompactionConcurrency, "blocks-storage.tsdb.head-compaction-concurrency", 5, "Maximum number of tenants concurrently compacting TSDB head into a new block")
 	f.DurationVar(&cfg.HeadCompactionIdleTimeout, "blocks-storage.tsdb.head-compaction-idle-timeout", 1*time.Hour, "If TSDB head is idle for this duration, it is compacted. Note that up to 25% jitter is added to the value to avoid ingesters compacting concurrently. 0 means disabled.")
 	f.IntVar(&cfg.HeadChunksWriteBufferSize, "blocks-storage.tsdb.head-chunks-write-buffer-size-bytes", chunks.DefaultWriteBufferSize, "The write buffer size used by the head chunks mapper. Lower values reduce memory utilisation on clusters with a large number of tenants at the cost of increased disk I/O operations.")