diff --git a/sbin/hammer/cmd_rebalance.c b/sbin/hammer/cmd_rebalance.c
index 0c183e6..dd5c0eb 100644
--- a/sbin/hammer/cmd_rebalance.c
+++ b/sbin/hammer/cmd_rebalance.c
@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@ hammer_cmd_rebalance(char **av, int ac)
 		rebalance_usage(1);
 	filesystem = av[0];
 	if (ac == 1) {
-		perc = 75;
+		perc = 85;
 	} else {
 		perc = strtol(av[1], NULL, 0);
 		if (perc < 50 || perc > 100)
 			rebalance_usage(1);
 	}
+	rebal.saturation = HAMMER_BTREE_INT_ELMS * perc / 100;
+
 	printf("rebalance start %016jx:%04x\n",
 		(uintmax_t)rebal.key_beg.obj_id,
 		rebal.key_beg.localization);
diff --git a/sbin/hammer/hammer.8 b/sbin/hammer/hammer.8
index 97b121f..c39d160 100644
--- a/sbin/hammer/hammer.8
+++ b/sbin/hammer/hammer.8
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 .\" OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd November 13, 2010
+.Dd January 2, 2011
 .Dt HAMMER 8
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ elements will be combined and element counts will be smoothed out
 between nodes.
 .Pp
 The saturation percentage is between 50% and 100%.
-The default is 75% (the
+The default is 85% (the
 .Sq %
 suffix is not needed).
 .Pp