diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e69f42ff..e4ab9bac 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ issues:
   exclude-use-default: false
 
   # Maximum issues count per one linter. Set to 0 to disable. Default is 50.
-  max-per-linter: 0
+  max-issues-per-linter: 0
 
   # Maximum count of issues with the same text. Set to 0 to disable. Default is 3.
   max-same-issues: 0