diff --git a/priv/emqx.schema b/priv/emqx.schema
index 7ad20ea15..c68903803 100644
--- a/priv/emqx.schema
+++ b/priv/emqx.schema
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ end}.
 %% messages | bytes passed through.
 %% Numbers delimited by `|'. Zero or negative is to disable.
 {mapping, "zone.$name.force_gc_policy", "emqx.zones", [
-   {default, "0|0KB"},
+   {default, "0 | 0MB"},
    {datatype, string}
  ]}.