diff --git a/doc/html/documentation_tools_flac.html b/doc/html/documentation_tools_flac.html
index a55a7a1c..aefd26cf 100644
--- a/doc/html/documentation_tools_flac.html
+++ b/doc/html/documentation_tools_flac.html
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
 					<span class="argument">-0</span>, <span class="argument">--compression-level-0</span>
 				</td>
 				<td>
-					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 0 -b 1152 -r 2,2</span>
+					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 0 -b 1152 -r 3</span>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@
 					<span class="argument">-1</span>, <span class="argument">--compression-level-1</span>
 				</td>
 				<td>
-					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 0 -b 1152 -M -r 2,2</span>
+					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 0 -b 1152 -M -r 3</span>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@
 					<span class="argument">-3</span>, <span class="argument">--compression-level-3</span>
 				</td>
 				<td>
-					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 6 -b 4608 -r 3,3</span>
+					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 6 -b 4608 -r 4</span>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
 					<span class="argument">-4</span>, <span class="argument">--compression-level-4</span>
 				</td>
 				<td>
-					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 8 -b 4608 -M -r 3,3</span>
+					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 8 -b 4608 -M -r 4</span>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
 					<span class="argument">-5</span>, <span class="argument">--compression-level-5</span>
 				</td>
 				<td>
-					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 3,3</span>
+					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 5</span>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@
 					<span class="argument">-6</span>, <span class="argument">--compression-level-6</span>
 				</td>
 				<td>
-					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 4</span>
+					Synonymous with <span class="argument">-l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 6</span>
 				</td>
 			</tr>
 			<tr>
diff --git a/include/FLAC/stream_encoder.h b/include/FLAC/stream_encoder.h
index eb37c890..bf389d2f 100644
--- a/include/FLAC/stream_encoder.h
+++ b/include/FLAC/stream_encoder.h
@@ -842,13 +842,13 @@ FLAC_API FLAC__bool FLAC__stream_encoder_set_sample_rate(FLAC__StreamEncoder *en
  *  <td>max residual partition order<td>
  *  <td>rice parameter search dist<td>
  * </tr>
- * <tr>  <td><b>0</b><td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>0<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>2<td>  <td>2<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
- * <tr>  <td><b>1</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>true<td>   <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>0<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>2<td>  <td>2<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
+ * <tr>  <td><b>0</b><td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>0<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>0<td>  <td>3<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
+ * <tr>  <td><b>1</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>true<td>   <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>0<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>0<td>  <td>3<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
  * <tr>  <td><b>2</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>0<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>0<td>  <td>3<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
- * <tr>  <td><b>3</b><td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>6<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>3<td>  <td>3<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
- * <tr>  <td><b>4</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>true<td>   <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>8<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>3<td>  <td>3<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
- * <tr>  <td><b>5</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>8<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>3<td>  <td>3<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
- * <tr>  <td><b>6</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>8<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>0<td>  <td>4<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
+ * <tr>  <td><b>3</b><td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>6<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>0<td>  <td>4<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
+ * <tr>  <td><b>4</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>true<td>   <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>8<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>0<td>  <td>4<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
+ * <tr>  <td><b>5</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>8<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>0<td>  <td>5<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
+ * <tr>  <td><b>6</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>8<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>0<td>  <td>6<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
  * <tr>  <td><b>7</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>8<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>true<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>6<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
  * <tr>  <td><b>8</b><td>  <td>true<td>   <td>false<td>  <td>tukey(0.5)<td>  <td>12<td>  <td>0<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>false<td>  <td>true<td>   <td>0<td>  <td>6<td>  <td>0<td>  </tr>
  * </table>
diff --git a/man/flac.sgml b/man/flac.sgml
index ef6a65d5..21822c76 100644
--- a/man/flac.sgml
+++ b/man/flac.sgml
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
 		<term><option>-0</option>, <option>--compression-level-0</option></term>
 
 		<listitem>
-		  <para>Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -r 2,2</para>
+		  <para>Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -r 3</para>
 		</listitem>
 	      </varlistentry>
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@
 		<term><option>-1</option>, <option>--compression-level-1</option></term>
 
 		<listitem>
-		  <para>Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -M -r 2,2</para>
+		  <para>Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -M -r 3</para>
 		</listitem>
 	      </varlistentry>
 
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@
 		<term><option>-3</option>, <option>--compression-level-3</option></term>
 
 		<listitem>
-		  <para>Synonymous with -l 6 -b 4608 -r 3,3</para>
+		  <para>Synonymous with -l 6 -b 4608 -r 4</para>
 		</listitem>
 	      </varlistentry>
 
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@
 		<term><option>-4</option>, <option>--compression-level-4</option></term>
 
 		<listitem>
-		  <para>Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -M -r 3,3</para>
+		  <para>Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -M -r 4</para>
 		</listitem>
 	      </varlistentry>
 
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@
 		<term><option>-5</option>, <option>--compression-level-5</option></term>
 
 		<listitem>
-		  <para>Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 3,3</para>
+		  <para>Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 5</para>
 		</listitem>
 	      </varlistentry>
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
 		<term><option>-6</option>, <option>--compression-level-6</option></term>
 
 		<listitem>
-		  <para>Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 4</para>
+		  <para>Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 6</para>
 		</listitem>
 	      </varlistentry>
 
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
 	  <term><option>-r</option> [<replaceable>#</replaceable>,]<replaceable>#</replaceable>, <option>--rice-partition-order</option>=[<replaceable>#</replaceable>,]<replaceable>#</replaceable></term>
 
 	  <listitem>
-	    <para>Set the [min,]max residual partition order (0..16). min defaults to 0 if unspecified.  Default is -r 3,3.</para>
+	    <para>Set the [min,]max residual partition order (0..16). min defaults to 0 if unspecified.  Default is -r 5.</para>
 	  </listitem>
 	</varlistentry>
 
diff --git a/src/flac/main.c b/src/flac/main.c
index ed3dfda7..6f0d72ac 100644
--- a/src/flac/main.c
+++ b/src/flac/main.c
@@ -1160,13 +1160,13 @@ void show_help(void)
 	printf("      --tag-from-file=FIELD=FILENAME   Like --tag but gets value from file\n");
 	printf("  -S, --seekpoint={#|X|#x|#s}  Add seek point(s)\n");
 	printf("  -P, --padding=#              Write a PADDING block of length #\n");
-	printf("  -0, --compression-level-0, --fast  Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -r 2,2\n");
-	printf("  -1, --compression-level-1          Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -M -r 2,2\n");
+	printf("  -0, --compression-level-0, --fast  Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -r 3\n");
+	printf("  -1, --compression-level-1          Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -M -r 3\n");
 	printf("  -2, --compression-level-2          Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -m -r 3\n");
-	printf("  -3, --compression-level-3          Synonymous with -l 6 -b 4608 -r 3,3\n");
-	printf("  -4, --compression-level-4          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -M -r 3,3\n");
-	printf("  -5, --compression-level-5          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 3,3\n");
-	printf("  -6, --compression-level-6          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 4\n");
+	printf("  -3, --compression-level-3          Synonymous with -l 6 -b 4608 -r 4\n");
+	printf("  -4, --compression-level-4          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -M -r 4\n");
+	printf("  -5, --compression-level-5          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 5\n");
+	printf("  -6, --compression-level-6          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 6\n");
 	printf("  -7, --compression-level-7          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -e -r 6\n");
 	printf("  -8, --compression-level-8, --best  Synonymous with -l 12 -b 4608 -m -e -r 6\n");
 	printf("  -b, --blocksize=#                  Specify blocksize in samples\n");
@@ -1433,14 +1433,14 @@ void show_explain(void)
 	printf("                               576, 1152, 2304, 4608, 256, 512, 1024, 2048,\n");
 	printf("                               4096 (and 8192 or 16384 if the sample rate is\n");
 	printf("                               >48kHz) for Subset streams.\n");
-	printf("  -0, --compression-level-0, --fast  Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -r 2,2\n");
-	printf("  -1, --compression-level-1          Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -M -r 2,2\n");
+	printf("  -0, --compression-level-0, --fast  Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -r 3\n");
+	printf("  -1, --compression-level-1          Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -M -r 3\n");
 	printf("  -2, --compression-level-2          Synonymous with -l 0 -b 1152 -m -r 3\n");
-	printf("  -3, --compression-level-3          Synonymous with -l 6 -b 4608 -r 3,3\n");
-	printf("  -4, --compression-level-4          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -M -r 3,3\n");
-	printf("  -5, --compression-level-5          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 3,3\n");
+	printf("  -3, --compression-level-3          Synonymous with -l 6 -b 4608 -r 4\n");
+	printf("  -4, --compression-level-4          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -M -r 4\n");
+	printf("  -5, --compression-level-5          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 5\n");
 	printf("                                     -5 is the default setting\n");
-	printf("  -6, --compression-level-6          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 4\n");
+	printf("  -6, --compression-level-6          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -r 6\n");
 	printf("  -7, --compression-level-7          Synonymous with -l 8 -b 4608 -m -e -r 6\n");
 	printf("  -8, --compression-level-8, --best  Synonymous with -l 12 -b 4608 -m -e -r 6\n");
 	printf("  -m, --mid-side                     Try mid-side coding for each frame\n");
diff --git a/src/libFLAC/stream_encoder.c b/src/libFLAC/stream_encoder.c
index cd579f0f..58620de0 100644
--- a/src/libFLAC/stream_encoder.c
+++ b/src/libFLAC/stream_encoder.c
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ static struct CompressionLevels {
 	unsigned max_residual_partition_order;
 	unsigned rice_parameter_search_dist;
 } compression_levels_[] = {
-	{ false, false,  0, 0, false, false, false, 2, 2, 0 },
-	{ true , true ,  0, 0, false, false, false, 2, 2, 0 },
+	{ false, false,  0, 0, false, false, false, 0, 3, 0 },
+	{ true , true ,  0, 0, false, false, false, 0, 3, 0 },
 	{ true , false,  0, 0, false, false, false, 0, 3, 0 },
-	{ false, false,  6, 0, false, false, false, 3, 3, 0 },
-	{ true , true ,  8, 0, false, false, false, 3, 3, 0 },
-	{ true , false,  8, 0, false, false, false, 3, 3, 0 },
-	{ true , false,  8, 0, false, false, false, 0, 4, 0 },
+	{ false, false,  6, 0, false, false, false, 0, 4, 0 },
+	{ true , true ,  8, 0, false, false, false, 0, 4, 0 },
+	{ true , false,  8, 0, false, false, false, 0, 5, 0 },
+	{ true , false,  8, 0, false, false, false, 0, 6, 0 },
 	{ true , false,  8, 0, false, false, true , 0, 6, 0 },
 	{ true , false, 12, 0, false, false, true , 0, 6, 0 }
 };