diff --git a/synapse/config/registration.py b/synapse/config/registration.py
index cbc1d3d00..4a4de661e 100644
--- a/synapse/config/registration.py
+++ b/synapse/config/registration.py
@@ -126,8 +126,8 @@ class RegistrationConfig(Config):
         # Useful when provisioning users based on the contents of a 3rd party
         # directory and to avoid ambiguities.
         #
-        # disable_set_displayname: True
-        # disable_set_avatar_url: True
+        # disable_set_displayname: False
+        # disable_set_avatar_url: False
 
         # Users who register on this homeserver will automatically be joined
         # to these rooms