diff --git a/doc/src/fix_gcmc.rst b/doc/src/fix_gcmc.rst
index a21e85d803..f3bd0891b9 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_gcmc.rst
+++ b/doc/src/fix_gcmc.rst
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ the following global cumulative quantities:
 * 7 = rotation attempts
 * 8 = rotation successes
 
-The vector values calculated by this fix are "extensive".
+The vector values calculated by this fix are "intensive".
 
 No parameter of this fix can be used with the *start/stop* keywords of
 the :doc:`run <run>` command.  This fix is not invoked during
diff --git a/doc/src/fix_widom.rst b/doc/src/fix_widom.rst
index 43e081800f..c14b88a2e4 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_widom.rst
+++ b/doc/src/fix_widom.rst
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ the following global cumulative quantities:
 * 2 = average difference in potential energy on each timestep
 * 3 = volume of the insertion region
 
-The vector values calculated by this fix are "extensive".
+The vector values calculated by this fix are "intensive".
 
 No parameter of this fix can be used with the *start/stop* keywords of
 the :doc:`run <run>` command.  This fix is not invoked during