diff --git a/doc/fix_recenter.html b/doc/fix_recenter.html
index f62b289062..731eb363cf 100644
--- a/doc/fix_recenter.html
+++ b/doc/fix_recenter.html
@@ -120,6 +120,6 @@ move atoms a large distance.
 </P>
 <P><B>Default:</B>
 </P>
-<P>The option defaults are adjust = fix group-ID, and units = lattice.
+<P>The option defaults are shift = fix group-ID, and units = lattice.
 </P>
 </HTML>
diff --git a/doc/fix_recenter.txt b/doc/fix_recenter.txt
index 5242c0fa47..bba7730727 100644
--- a/doc/fix_recenter.txt
+++ b/doc/fix_recenter.txt
@@ -112,4 +112,4 @@ move atoms a large distance.
 
 [Default:]
 
-The option defaults are adjust = fix group-ID, and units = lattice.
+The option defaults are shift = fix group-ID, and units = lattice.