diff --git a/doc/src/fix_atom_swap.rst b/doc/src/fix_atom_swap.rst
index aa8127561c..c215fa4ff5 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_atom_swap.rst
+++ b/doc/src/fix_atom_swap.rst
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ the following global cumulative quantities:
 * 1 = swap attempts
 * 2 = swap accepts
 
-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