diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index 088f06ca7..cf759ebed 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ active_object_send_range_blocks (Active object send range) int 3
 active_block_range (Active block range) int 3
 
 #    From how far blocks are sent to clients, stated in mapblocks (16 nodes).
-max_block_send_distance (Max block send distance) int 10
+max_block_send_distance (Max block send distance) int 9
 
 #    Maximum number of forceloaded mapblocks.
 max_forceloaded_blocks (Maximum forceloaded blocks) int 16