diff --git a/doc/src/fix_bond_react.txt b/doc/src/fix_bond_react.txt
index c19123c58b71730e365a180e7a787ee3ee4853e0..8d6d7c0c0685b23a00a1859be1f536282ede820e 100644
--- a/doc/src/fix_bond_react.txt
+++ b/doc/src/fix_bond_react.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ common_keyword = {stabilization} :l
   {stabilization} values = {no} or {yes} {group-ID} {xmax}
     {no} = no reaction site stabilization
     {yes} = perform reaction site stabilization
-      {group-ID} = user-assigned ID of an internally-created dynamic group that excludes reacting atoms, and can be used by a subsequent time integration fix such as nvt, npt, or nve (cannot be 'all')
+      {group-ID} = user-assigned ID for all non-reacting atoms (group created internally)
       {xmax} = xmax value that is used by an internally created "nve/limit"_fix_nve_limit.html integrator :pre
 react = mandatory argument indicating new reaction specification :l
   react-ID = user-assigned name for the reaction :l
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ typically be set to the maximum distance that non-reacting atoms move
 during the simulation.
 
 The group-ID set using the {stabilization} keyword should be a
-previously unused group-ID. The fix bond/react command creates a
-"dynamic group"_group.html of this name that excludes reacting atoms.
-This dynamic group-ID should then be used by a subsequent system-wide
-time integrator, as shown in the second example above. It is currently
+previously unused group-ID. It cannot be specified as 'all'. The fix
+bond/react command creates a "dynamic group"_group.html of this name
+that includes all non-reacting atoms. This dynamic group-ID should
+then be used by a subsequent system-wide time integrator such as nvt,
+npt, or nve, as shown in the second example above. It is currently
 necessary to place the time integration command after the fix
 bond/react command due to the internal dynamic grouping performed by
 fix bond/react.