diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
index da1b8a0bfc..a9e7ffea39 100644
--- a/src/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input.cpp
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ int Input::execute_command()
   else if (!strcmp(command,"thermo_modify")) thermo_modify();
   else if (!strcmp(command,"thermo_style")) thermo_style();
   else if (!strcmp(command,"timestep")) timestep();
-  else if (!strcmp(command,"timers")) timers();
+  else if (!strcmp(command,"timer")) timer_command();
   else if (!strcmp(command,"uncompute")) uncompute();
   else if (!strcmp(command,"undump")) undump();
   else if (!strcmp(command,"unfix")) unfix();
@@ -1744,7 +1744,7 @@ void Input::thermo_style()
 
 /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
-void Input::timers()
+void Input::timer_command()
 {
   timer->modify_params(narg,arg);
 }
diff --git a/src/input.h b/src/input.h
index 6637d97373..ade27f75f9 100644
--- a/src/input.h
+++ b/src/input.h
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class Input : protected Pointers {
   void thermo_modify();
   void thermo_style();
   void timestep();
-  void timers();
+  void timer_command();
   void uncompute();
   void undump();
   void unfix();