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diff --git a/man/systemd.unit.xml b/man/systemd.unit.xml
index 2d3274bbfb..46b288f20b 100644
--- a/man/systemd.unit.xml
+++ b/man/systemd.unit.xml
@@ -728,20 +728,14 @@
<term><varname>JobTimeoutAction=</varname></term>
<term><varname>JobTimeoutRebootArgument=</varname></term>
- <listitem><para>When a job for this unit is queued, a time-out
- may be configured. If this time limit is reached, the job will
- be cancelled, the unit however will not change state or even
- enter the <literal>failed</literal> mode. This value defaults
- to 0 (job timeouts disabled), except for device units. NB:
- this timeout is independent from any unit-specific timeout
- (for example, the timeout set with
- <varname>TimeoutStartSec=</varname> in service units) as the
- job timeout has no effect on the unit itself, only on the job
- that might be pending for it. Or in other words: unit-specific
- timeouts are useful to abort unit state changes, and revert
- them. The job timeout set with this option however is useful
- to abort only the job waiting for the unit state to
- change.</para>
+ <listitem><para>When a job for this unit is queued, a time-out may be configured. If this time limit is
+ reached, the job will be cancelled, the unit however will not change state or even enter the
+ <literal>failed</literal> mode. This value defaults to <literal>infinity</literal> (job timeouts disabled),
+ except for device units. NB: this timeout is independent from any unit-specific timeout (for example, the
+ timeout set with <varname>TimeoutStartSec=</varname> in service units) as the job timeout has no effect on the
+ unit itself, only on the job that might be pending for it. Or in other words: unit-specific timeouts are useful
+ to abort unit state changes, and revert them. The job timeout set with this option however is useful to abort
+ only the job waiting for the unit state to change.</para>
<para><varname>JobTimeoutAction=</varname>
optionally configures an additional