diff --git a/R/conditions.R b/R/conditions.R
index a259cf9740..e9098f90d4 100644
--- a/R/conditions.R
+++ b/R/conditions.R
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ skip_internal_condition <- function(cnd) {
 #' @param n Passed to [head()] so that only the first `n` warnings are
 #'   displayed.
 #' @export
-dplyr_last_warnings <- function(n = 20) {
+dplyr_last_warnings <- function(n = 5) {
   if (!identical(n, Inf)) {
     check_number(n)
     stopifnot(n >= 0)
diff --git a/man/dplyr_last_warnings.Rd b/man/dplyr_last_warnings.Rd
index a33e4d6f88..545e67d241 100644
--- a/man/dplyr_last_warnings.Rd
+++ b/man/dplyr_last_warnings.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 \alias{dplyr_last_warnings}
 \title{Show warnings from the last command}
 \usage{
-dplyr_last_warnings(n = 20)
+dplyr_last_warnings(n = 5)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{n}{Passed to \code{\link[=head]{head()}} so that only the first \code{n} warnings are