diff --git a/users/config.rst b/users/config.rst
index 1d8f52625..39400cd99 100644
--- a/users/config.rst
+++ b/users/config.rst
@@ -433,10 +433,10 @@ relayServer
     from the relay pool server, ``relays.syncthing.net``.
 
 maxSendKbps
-    Outgoing data rate limit, in kibibits per second.
+    Outgoing data rate limit, in kibibytes per second.
 
 maxRecvKbps
-    Incoming data rate limits, in kibibits per second.
+    Incoming data rate limits, in kibibytes per second.
 
 reconnectionIntervalS
     The number of seconds to wait between each attempt to connect to currently