diff --git a/source/_components/media_player.kodi.markdown b/source/_components/media_player.kodi.markdown
index fd7d5ccf387..849b3cd9c0f 100644
--- a/source/_components/media_player.kodi.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/media_player.kodi.markdown
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ media_player:
 Configuration variables:
 
 - **host** (*Required*): The host name or address of the device that is running XBMC/Kodi
-- **port** (*Required*): The port number, default 8080
+- **port** (*Optional*): The port number. Defaults to 8080.
 - **name** (*Optional*): The name of the device used in the frontend.
 - **username** (*Optional*): The XBMC/Kodi HTTP username.
 - **password** (*Optional*): The XBMC/Kodi HTTP password.