diff --git a/doc/fluidsettings.xml b/doc/fluidsettings.xml
index fa05e400..603fcb7f 100644
--- a/doc/fluidsettings.xml
+++ b/doc/fluidsettings.xml
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ Developers: Settings can be deprecated by adding: <deprecated>SOME TEXT</depreca
             <name>sample-rate</name>
             <type>num</type>
             <def>44100.0</def>
-            <min>22050.0</min>
+            <min>8000.0</min>
             <max>96000.0</max>
             <desc>
                 The sample rate of the audio generated by the synthesizer.