diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
index 25bfc8722562..634bff1bf64d 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ possible configurations would overwhelm and obscure the important.
   <property>
     <name>hbase.offpeak.end.hour</name>
     <value>-1</value>
-    <description>The end of off-peak hours, expressed as an integer between 0 and 23, inclusive. Set
+    <description>The end of off-peak hours, expressed as an integer between 0 and 23, exclusive. Set
       to -1 to disable off-peak.</description>
   </property>
   <property>
diff --git a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/hbase-default.adoc b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/hbase-default.adoc
index 0a0e4d6c263a..62b1dadc8e17 100644
--- a/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/hbase-default.adoc
+++ b/src/main/asciidoc/_chapters/hbase-default.adoc
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ The start of off-peak hours, expressed as an integer between 0 and 23, inclusive
 *`hbase.offpeak.end.hour`*::
 +
 .Description
-The end of off-peak hours, expressed as an integer between 0 and 23, inclusive. Set
+The end of off-peak hours, expressed as an integer between 0 and 23, exclusive. Set
       to -1 to disable off-peak.
 +
 .Default