diff --git a/klog.go b/klog.go
index f904cc975..733d14b73 100644
--- a/klog.go
+++ b/klog.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 //		Logs are written to standard error instead of to files.
 //	-alsologtostderr=false
 //		Logs are written to standard error as well as to files.
-//	-stderrthreshold=ERROR
+//	-stderrthreshold=INFO
 //		Log events at or above this severity are logged to standard
 //		error as well as to files.
 //	-log_dir=""
@@ -396,8 +396,8 @@ type flushSyncWriter interface {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	// Default stderrThreshold is ERROR.
-	logging.stderrThreshold = errorLog
+	// Default stderrThreshold is INFO.
+	logging.stderrThreshold = infoLog
 
 	logging.setVState(0, nil, false)
 	go logging.flushDaemon()