diff --git a/src/fix_ave_correlate.cpp b/src/fix_ave_correlate.cpp
index 3a946ac7e9..80b2e22cd4 100644
--- a/src/fix_ave_correlate.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_ave_correlate.cpp
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ FixAveCorrelate::FixAveCorrelate(LAMMPS * lmp, int narg, char **arg):
         }
       }
       iarg += 2;
-    } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"rewrite") == 0) {
+    } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"overwrite") == 0) {
       overwrite = 1;
       iarg += 1;
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"title1") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/fix_ave_histo.cpp b/src/fix_ave_histo.cpp
index 1f9a453a5f..d29b7756b4 100644
--- a/src/fix_ave_histo.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_ave_histo.cpp
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ void FixAveHisto::options(int narg, char **arg)
       else if (strcmp(arg[iarg+1],"extra") == 0) beyond = EXTRA;
       else error->all(FLERR,"Illegal fix ave/histo command");
       iarg += 2;
-    } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"rewrite") == 0) {
+    } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"overwrite") == 0) {
       overwrite = 1;
       iarg += 1;
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"title1") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/fix_ave_spatial.cpp b/src/fix_ave_spatial.cpp
index 4bde5d2782..e7e92004ba 100644
--- a/src/fix_ave_spatial.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_ave_spatial.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ FixAveSpatial::FixAveSpatial(LAMMPS *lmp, int narg, char **arg) :
       }
       iarg += 2;
       if (ave == WINDOW) iarg++;
-    } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"rewrite") == 0) {
+    } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"overwrite") == 0) {
       overwrite = 1;
       iarg += 1;
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"title1") == 0) {
diff --git a/src/fix_ave_time.cpp b/src/fix_ave_time.cpp
index a595965b08..18003af66c 100644
--- a/src/fix_ave_time.cpp
+++ b/src/fix_ave_time.cpp
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ void FixAveTime::options(int narg, char **arg)
       memory->grow(offlist,noff+1,"ave/time:offlist");
       offlist[noff++] = atoi(arg[iarg+1]);
       iarg += 2;
-    } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"rewrite") == 0) {
+    } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"overwrite") == 0) {
       overwrite = 1;
       iarg += 1;
     } else if (strcmp(arg[iarg],"title1") == 0) {