diff --git a/src/gravity/Default/gravity_io.h b/src/gravity/Default/gravity_io.h
index 837899224c86728032f4507e2e8f57005ba108ce..fa5c99a5ab5abcd54ee1355260023828836b1ea6 100644
--- a/src/gravity/Default/gravity_io.h
+++ b/src/gravity/Default/gravity_io.h
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ INLINE static void darkmatter_write_particles(const struct gpart* gparts,
 
   list[1] = io_make_output_field_convert_gpart(
       "Velocities", FLOAT, 3, UNIT_CONV_SPEED, 0.f, gparts, convert_gpart_vel,
-      "Peculiar velocities of the stars. This is a * dx/dt where x is the "
+      "Peculiar velocities of the particles. This is a * dx/dt where x is the "
       "co-moving position of the particles.");
 
   list[2] = io_make_output_field("Masses", FLOAT, 1, UNIT_CONV_MASS, 0.f,
diff --git a/src/gravity/MultiSoftening/gravity_io.h b/src/gravity/MultiSoftening/gravity_io.h
index 3d6bb3e29990b6666ebe11a6a727957b614fda4d..2326b761279ce0c3191828355746902f5106d100 100644
--- a/src/gravity/MultiSoftening/gravity_io.h
+++ b/src/gravity/MultiSoftening/gravity_io.h
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ INLINE static void darkmatter_write_particles(const struct gpart* gparts,
 
   list[1] = io_make_output_field_convert_gpart(
       "Velocities", FLOAT, 3, UNIT_CONV_SPEED, 0.f, gparts, convert_gpart_vel,
-      "Peculiar velocities of the stars. This is a * dx/dt where x is the "
+      "Peculiar velocities of the particles. This is a * dx/dt where x is the "
       "co-moving position of the particles.");
 
   list[2] = io_make_output_field("Masses", FLOAT, 1, UNIT_CONV_MASS, 0.f,