diff --git a/doc/protocols.texi b/doc/protocols.texi
index 777d9e1a26ee3f044226534baf846b2ee2b39340..dcd65e8aac238fad3f8a6cf7b2045dc38ba29d09 100644
--- a/doc/protocols.texi
+++ b/doc/protocols.texi
@@ -423,7 +423,8 @@ times to construct arbitrary AMF sequences.
 
 @item rtmp_flashver
 Version of the Flash plugin used to run the SWF player. The default
-is LNX 9,0,124,2.
+is LNX 9,0,124,2. (When publishing, the default is FMLE/3.0 (compatible;
+<libavformat version>).)
 
 @item rtmp_flush_interval
 Number of packets flushed in the same request (RTMPT only). The default