diff --git a/apps/emqx/etc/emqx.conf b/apps/emqx/etc/emqx.conf
index 2dc213b75..de4e6fb3c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/etc/emqx.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx/etc/emqx.conf
@@ -649,9 +649,6 @@ mqtt {
 
   ## The backoff for MQTT keepalive timeout. The broker will kick a connection out
   ## until 'Keepalive * backoff * 2' timeout.
-  ## There is one exception:
-  ## If the client connects successfully and then does not send any more packets,
-  ## it will be kicked out until 'Keepalive * backoff * 3'.
   ##
   ## @doc mqtt.keepalive_backoff
   ## ValueType: Float
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_keepalive.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_keepalive.erl
index 4a589dc61..0f7e340cb 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_keepalive.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_keepalive.erl
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 -spec(init(Interval :: non_neg_integer()) -> keepalive()).
 init(Interval) when Interval > 0 ->
     #keepalive{interval = Interval,
-               statval  = 0,
+               statval  = emqx_pd:get_counter(incoming_bytes),
                repeat   = 0}.
 
 %% @doc Get Info of the keepalive.
diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
index 2cda55aff..c6d32c05e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
@@ -364,10 +364,7 @@ This feature is disabled if is set to \"\"."""
           #{default => 0.75,
             desc =>
 """The backoff for MQTT keepalive timeout. The broker will kick a connection out
-until 'Keepalive * backoff * 2' timeout.
-There is one exception:
-If the client connects successfully and then does not send any more packets,
-it will be kicked out until 'Keepalive * backoff * 3'."""
+until 'Keepalive * backoff * 2' timeout."""
            })
       }
     , {"max_subscriptions",