diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/postgres/indexes.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/postgres/indexes.txt
index 4e421502a4..4eb38e71d5 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/postgres/indexes.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/postgres/indexes.txt
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ available from the ``django.contrib.postgres.indexes`` module.
     Set the ``fastupdate`` parameter to ``False`` to disable the `GIN Fast
     Update Technique`_ that's enabled by default in PostgreSQL.
 
-    Provide an integer number of bytes to the gin_pending_list_limit_ parameter
-    to tune the maximum size of the GIN pending list which is used when
-    ``fastupdate`` is enabled.
+    Provide an integer number of kilobytes to the gin_pending_list_limit_
+    parameter to tune the maximum size of the GIN pending list which is used
+    when ``fastupdate`` is enabled.
 
     .. _GIN Fast Update Technique: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/gin-implementation.html#GIN-FAST-UPDATE
     .. _gin_pending_list_limit: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/runtime-config-client.html#GUC-GIN-PENDING-LIST-LIMIT