diff --git a/doc/src/fix_dt_reset.txt b/doc/src/fix_dt_reset.txt
index 7043b38ca7..1d46cea892 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_dt_reset.txt
+++ b/doc/src/fix_dt_reset.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Xmax = maximum distance for an atom to move in one timestep (distance units)
 zero or more keyword/value pairs may be appended
 keyword = {emax} or {units} :ul
   {emax} value = Emax
-    Emax = maximum energy change for an atom in one timestep (energy units)
+    Emax = maximum kinetic energy change for an atom in one timestep (energy units)
   {units} value = {lattice} or {box}
     lattice = Xmax is defined in lattice units
     box = Xmax is defined in simulation box units :pre
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ fix 5 all dt/reset 5 NULL 0.001 0.5 emax 30 units box :pre
 
 Reset the timestep size every N steps during a run, so that no atom
 moves further than Xmax, based on current atom velocities and forces,
-and (optionally) no atom's energy changes more than Emax.
+and (optionally) no atom's kinetic energy changes by more than Emax.
 This can be useful when starting from a configuration with overlapping
 atoms, where forces will be large.  Or it can be useful when running
 an impact simulation where one or more high-energy atoms collide with
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ would require the solution to a quartic equation, a cheaper estimate
 is generated.  The estimate is conservative in that the atom's
 displacement is guaranteed not to exceed {Xmax}, though it may be
 smaller. Also, if the {Emax} value is given, for each atom, the
-timestep is limited to a value that allows the atom's energy to change
-by at most {Emax}.
+timestep is limited to a value that allows the atom's kinetic energy
+to change by at most {Emax}.
 
 Given this putative timestep for each atom, the minimum timestep value
 across all atoms is computed.  Then the {Tmin} and {Tmax} bounds are
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ minimization"_minimize.html.
 
 [Default:]
 
-The option defaults is units = lattice, and no energy change limit.
+The option defaults is units = lattice, and no kinetic energy change limit.