diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 03b33cfb7e..3eee988359 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -9929,7 +9929,8 @@ dynamic_library_path = 'C:\tools\postgresql;H:\my_project\lib;$libdir'
         appear only in kernel logs.
        </para>
        <para>
-        This parameter can only be set at server start.
+        This parameter can only be set in the
+        <filename>postgresql.conf</filename> file or on the server command line.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
index eaeeee58a0..297e705b80 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/guc.c
@@ -4946,7 +4946,7 @@ static struct config_enum ConfigureNamesEnum[] =
 	},
 
 	{
-		{"recovery_init_sync_method", PGC_POSTMASTER, ERROR_HANDLING_OPTIONS,
+		{"recovery_init_sync_method", PGC_SIGHUP, ERROR_HANDLING_OPTIONS,
 			gettext_noop("Sets the method for synchronizing the data directory before crash recovery."),
 		},
 		&recovery_init_sync_method,
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
index a5a7174b0e..af04ec3c74 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
+++ b/src/backend/utils/misc/postgresql.conf.sample
@@ -772,7 +772,6 @@
 					# data?
 					# (change requires restart)
 #recovery_init_sync_method = fsync	# fsync, syncfs (Linux 5.8+)
-					# (change requires restart)
 
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------