diff --git a/source/paths.d.ts b/source/paths.d.ts
index 7e9f36599..19e6cfe41 100644
--- a/source/paths.d.ts
+++ b/source/paths.d.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ Paths options.
 */
 export type PathsOptions = {
 	/**
-	The maximum depth to recurse when searching for paths.
+	The maximum depth to recurse when searching for paths. Range: 0 ~ 10.
 
-	@default 10
+	@default 5
 	*/
 	maxRecursionDepth?: number;
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export type PathsOptions = {
 };
 
 type DefaultPathsOptions = {
-	maxRecursionDepth: 10;
+	maxRecursionDepth: 5;
 	bracketNotation: false;
 };
 
diff --git a/test-d/paths.ts b/test-d/paths.ts
index 543265c5a..a539a84f9 100644
--- a/test-d/paths.ts
+++ b/test-d/paths.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ expectAssignable<string>({} as MyEntityPaths);
 
 // By default, the recursion limit should be reasonably long
 type RecursiveFoo = {foo: RecursiveFoo};
-expectAssignable<Paths<RecursiveFoo>>('foo.foo.foo.foo.foo.foo.foo.foo');
+expectAssignable<Paths<RecursiveFoo, {maxRecursionDepth: 10}>>('foo.foo.foo.foo.foo.foo.foo.foo');
 
 declare const recursion0: Paths<RecursiveFoo, {maxRecursionDepth: 0}>;
 expectType<'foo'>(recursion0);