diff --git a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts
index b04e133c3c43..28d32a5c8337 100644
--- a/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts
+++ b/packages/tsconfig-reference/scripts/tsconfigRules.ts
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export const defaultsForOptions = {
   noErrorTruncation: "false",
   noFallthroughCasesInSwitch: "false",
   noImplicitAny: "`false`, unless `strict` is set",
-  noImplicitReturns: "`false`, unless `strict` is set",
+  noImplicitReturns: "false",
   noImplicitThis: "`false`, unless `strict` is set",
   noImplicitUseStrict: "false",
   noLib: "false",
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ export const defaultsForOptions = {
   skipLibCheck: "false",
   sourceMap: "false",
   strict: "false",
-  strictBindCallApply: "false",
-  strictFunctionTypes: "false",
-  strictPropertyInitialization: "false",
-  strictNullChecks: "false",
+  strictBindCallApply: "`false`, unless `strict` is set",
+  strictFunctionTypes: "`false`, unless `strict` is set",
+  strictPropertyInitialization: "`false`, unless `strict` is set",
+  strictNullChecks: "`false`, unless `strict` is set",
   suppressExcessPropertyErrors: "false",
   suppressImplicitAnyIndexErrors: "false",
   target: "false",