diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/explicit-function-return-type.md b/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/explicit-function-return-type.md
index f31d6f42b8b..5f729129b7a 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/explicit-function-return-type.md
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin/docs/rules/explicit-function-return-type.md
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ type Options = {
 
 const defaults = {
   allowExpressions: false,
-  allowTypedFunctionExpressions: false,
-  allowHigherOrderFunctions: false,
+  allowTypedFunctionExpressions: true,
+  allowHigherOrderFunctions: true,
 };
 ```