diff --git a/doc/src/bond_bpm_rotational.rst b/doc/src/bond_bpm_rotational.rst
index bb8a95a012..e4cfef3d51 100644
--- a/doc/src/bond_bpm_rotational.rst
+++ b/doc/src/bond_bpm_rotational.rst
@@ -156,8 +156,9 @@ If the *break* keyword is set to *no*, LAMMPS assumes bonds should not break
 during a simulation run. This will prevent some unnecessary calculation.
 The recommended bond communication distance no longer depends on bond failure
 coefficients (which are ignored) but instead corresponds to the typical heurestic
-maximum strain used by typical non-bpm bond styles. One cannot use *break no*
-with *smooth yes*.
+maximum strain used by typical non-bpm bond styles. Similar behavior to *break no*
+can also be attained by setting arbitrarily high values for all four failure
+coefficients. One cannot use *break no* with *smooth yes*.
 
 If the *store/local* keyword is used, an internal fix will track bonds that
 break during the simulation. Whenever a bond breaks, data is processed
diff --git a/doc/src/bond_bpm_spring.rst b/doc/src/bond_bpm_spring.rst
index fef060f6bd..c868a47a12 100644
--- a/doc/src/bond_bpm_spring.rst
+++ b/doc/src/bond_bpm_spring.rst
@@ -119,8 +119,9 @@ If the *break* keyword is set to *no*, LAMMPS assumes bonds should not break
 during a simulation run. This will prevent some unnecessary calculation.
 The recommended bond communication distance no longer depends on the value of
 :math:`\epsilon_c` (which is ignored) but instead corresponds to the typical
-heurestic maximum strain used by typical non-bpm bond styles. One cannot use
-*break no* with *smooth yes*.
+heurestic maximum strain used by typical non-bpm bond styles. Similar behavior
+to *break no* can also be attained by setting an arbitrarily high value of
+:math:`\epsilon_c`. One cannot use *break no* with *smooth yes*.
 
 .. versionadded:: TBD