diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig
index 06dde115f57e..6e87a003da89 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/.editorconfig
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ insert_final_newline = true
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 
 [*.md]
-max_line_length = 0
+max_line_length = off
 trim_trailing_whitespace = false