diff --git a/docs/the_black_code_style/current_style.md b/docs/the_black_code_style/current_style.md
index 59d79c4cd0e..0f166fe2bd4 100644
--- a/docs/the_black_code_style/current_style.md
+++ b/docs/the_black_code_style/current_style.md
@@ -457,9 +457,9 @@ the latter are treated as true raw strings with no special semantics.
 
 ### AST before and after formatting
 
-When run with `--safe`, _Black_ checks that the code before and after is semantically
-equivalent. This check is done by comparing the AST of the source with the AST of the
-target. There are three limited cases in which the AST does differ:
+When run with `--safe` (the default), _Black_ checks that the code before and after is
+semantically equivalent. This check is done by comparing the AST of the source with the
+AST of the target. There are three limited cases in which the AST does differ:
 
 1. _Black_ cleans up leading and trailing whitespace of docstrings, re-indenting them if
    needed. It's been one of the most popular user-reported features for the formatter to