diff --git a/packages/documentation/copy/en/project-config/Compiler Options.md b/packages/documentation/copy/en/project-config/Compiler Options.md
index 8201ac3d16b3..c906a9cb8685 100644
--- a/packages/documentation/copy/en/project-config/Compiler Options.md	
+++ b/packages/documentation/copy/en/project-config/Compiler Options.md	
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Option                                         | Type      | Default
 `--inlineSources`                              | `boolean` | `false`                        | Emit the source alongside the sourcemaps within a single file; requires `--inlineSourceMap` or `--sourceMap` to be set.
 `--init`                                       |           |                                | Initializes a TypeScript project and creates a `tsconfig.json` file.
 `--isolatedModules`                            | `boolean` | `false`                        | Perform additional checks to ensure that separate compilation (such as with [`transpileModule`](https://github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/wiki/Using-the-Compiler-API#a-simple-transform-function) or [@babel/plugin-transform-typescript](https://babeljs.io/docs/en/babel-plugin-transform-typescript)) would be safe.
-`--jsx`                                        | `string`  | `"preserve"`                   | Support JSX in `.tsx` files: `"react"`, `"preserve"`, `"react-native"`. See [JSX](/docs/handbook/jsx.html).
+`--jsx`                                        | `string`  |                                | Support JSX in `.tsx` files: `"react"`, `"preserve"`, `"react-native"`. See [JSX](/docs/handbook/jsx.html).
 `--jsxFactory`                                 | `string`  | `"React.createElement"`        | Specify the JSX factory function to use when targeting react JSX emit, e.g. `React.createElement` or `h`.
 `--jsxFragmentFactory`                         | `string`  | `"React.Fragment"`             | Specify the JSX fragment factory function to use when targeting react JSX emit, e.g. `Fragment`.
 `--keyofStringsOnly`                           | `boolean` | `false`                        | Resolve `keyof` to string valued property names only (no numbers or symbols).
diff --git a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts
index 09b257028633..d07cf5c6b9e5 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts
+++ b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export const defaultsForOptions = {
   inlineSourceMap: "false",
   inlineSources: "false",
   isolatedModules: "false",
+  jsx: "undefined",
   jsxFactory: "`React.createElement`",
   keyofStringsOnly: "false",
   listEmittedFiles: "false",
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ export const defaultsForOptions = {
 };
 
 export const allowedValues = {
-  jsx: ["`react` (default)", "`react-native`", "`preserve`"],
+  jsx: ["`react`", "`react-native`", "`preserve`"],
   jsxFactory: ["Any identifier or dotted identifier"],
   lib: ["See main content"],
   target: [