diff --git a/doc/fix_efield.html b/doc/fix_efield.html
index 80c642d06f..7cb83cd62b 100644
--- a/doc/fix_efield.html
+++ b/doc/fix_efield.html
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ and not as variables.  This is because LAMMPS can compute the energy
 for each charged particle directly as E = -x dot qE = -q (x*ex + y*ey
 + z*ez), so that -Grad(E) = F.  Similarly for point-dipole particles
 the energy can be computed as E = -mu dot E = -(mux*ex + muy*ey +
-muz*ez),
+muz*ez).
 </P>
 <P>The <I>energy</I> keyword is optional if the added force is defined with
 one or more variables, and if you are performing dynamics via the
diff --git a/doc/fix_efield.txt b/doc/fix_efield.txt
index dccb04c737..7fa31fde3c 100644
--- a/doc/fix_efield.txt
+++ b/doc/fix_efield.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ and not as variables.  This is because LAMMPS can compute the energy
 for each charged particle directly as E = -x dot qE = -q (x*ex + y*ey
 + z*ez), so that -Grad(E) = F.  Similarly for point-dipole particles
 the energy can be computed as E = -mu dot E = -(mux*ex + muy*ey +
-muz*ez),
+muz*ez).
 
 The {energy} keyword is optional if the added force is defined with
 one or more variables, and if you are performing dynamics via the