diff --git a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 38c52a79a9..d0a8facd6b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ function wp_dropdown_categories( $args = '' ) {
  *     @type string       $title_li              Text to use for the list title `<li>` element. Pass an empty string
  *                                               to disable. Default 'Categories'.
  *     @type bool|int     $use_desc_for_title    Whether to use the category description as the title attribute.
- *                                               Accepts 0, 1, or their bool equivalents. Default 1.
+ *                                               Accepts 0, 1, or their bool equivalents. Default 0.
  * }
  * @return void|string|false Void if 'echo' argument is true, HTML list of categories if 'echo' is false.
  *                           False if the taxonomy does not exist.
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ function wp_list_categories( $args = '' ) {
 		'style'               => 'list',
 		'taxonomy'            => 'category',
 		'title_li'            => __( 'Categories' ),
-		'use_desc_for_title'  => 1,
+		'use_desc_for_title'  => 0,
 	);
 
 	$parsed_args = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );