diff --git a/doc/compute_heat_flux.html b/doc/compute_heat_flux.html
index 612b6d8654..aed3dfbc48 100644
--- a/doc/compute_heat_flux.html
+++ b/doc/compute_heat_flux.html
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ auto-correlation of the heat flux J to the thermal conductivity kappa:
 (potential and kinetic).  This is calculated by the computes <I>ke-ID</I>
 and <I>pe-ID</I>.  Si in the second term of the equation for J is the
 per-atom stress tensor calculated by the compute <I>stress-ID</I>.  The
-tensor is multiplied by Vi as a 3x3 matrix-vector multiply to yield a
+tensor multiplies Vi as a 3x3 matrix-vector multiply to yield a
 vector.  Note that as discussed below, the 1/V scaling factor in the
 equation for J is NOT included in the calculation performed by this
 compute; you need to add it for a volume appropriate to the atoms
diff --git a/doc/compute_heat_flux.txt b/doc/compute_heat_flux.txt
index fd31544da9..78b1d7d684 100644
--- a/doc/compute_heat_flux.txt
+++ b/doc/compute_heat_flux.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Ei in the first term of the equation for J is the per-atom energy
 (potential and kinetic).  This is calculated by the computes {ke-ID}
 and {pe-ID}.  Si in the second term of the equation for J is the
 per-atom stress tensor calculated by the compute {stress-ID}.  The
-tensor is multiplied by Vi as a 3x3 matrix-vector multiply to yield a
+tensor multiplies Vi as a 3x3 matrix-vector multiply to yield a
 vector.  Note that as discussed below, the 1/V scaling factor in the
 equation for J is NOT included in the calculation performed by this
 compute; you need to add it for a volume appropriate to the atoms