diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index a2c0dfe76ca4..f2443e98574c 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -1655,7 +1655,7 @@ The following variables can be set in `spark-env.sh`:
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     <td><code>PYSPARK_PYTHON</code></td>
-    <td>Python binary executable to use for PySpark in both driver and workers (default is <code>python</code>).</td>
+    <td>Python binary executable to use for PySpark in both driver and workers (default is <code>python2.7</code> if available, otherwise <code>python</code>).</td>
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     <td><code>PYSPARK_DRIVER_PYTHON</code></td>