diff --git a/plugins/inputs/processes/README.md b/plugins/inputs/processes/README.md
index d46826aff..ad2f37d8c 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/processes/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/processes/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ See the [CONFIGURATION.md][CONFIGURATION.md] for more details.
 [[inputs.processes]]
   ## Use sudo to run ps command on *BSD systems. Linux systems will read
   ## /proc, so this does not apply there.
-  use_sudo = false
+  # use_sudo = false
 ```
 
 Another possible configuration is to define an alternative path for resolving
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/processes/sample.conf b/plugins/inputs/processes/sample.conf
index 8d566508f..35f435d73 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/processes/sample.conf
+++ b/plugins/inputs/processes/sample.conf
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 [[inputs.processes]]
   ## Use sudo to run ps command on *BSD systems. Linux systems will read
   ## /proc, so this does not apply there.
-  use_sudo = false
+  # use_sudo = false