diff --git a/doc/nvme-cli.md b/doc/nvme-cli.md
index 87d2e70f0..4b79fea87 100644
--- a/doc/nvme-cli.md
+++ b/doc/nvme-cli.md
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Indicates whether or not to use spdk. Can be 0 (off) or 1 (on).
 Defaults to 1 which assumes that you have run "<spdk_folder>/scripts/setup.sh", unbinding your drives from the kernel.
 
 
-core_mask=0x100
+core_mask=0x1
 A bitmask representing which core(s) to use for nvme-cli operations.
-Defaults to core 8.
+Defaults to core 0.
 
 mem_size=512
 The amount of reserved hugepage memory to use for nvme-cli (in MB).