diff --git a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
index d7bdfc7cf66..98a18c0f533 100644
--- a/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
+++ b/hbase-common/src/main/resources/hbase-default.xml
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ possible configurations would overwhelm and obscure the important.
     <name>hbase.hstore.compaction.min.size</name>
     <value>134217728</value>
     <description>A StoreFile smaller than this size will always be eligible for minor compaction. 
-      HFiles this size or larger are evaluated by hbase.store.compaction.ratio to determine if 
+      HFiles this size or larger are evaluated by hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio to determine if 
       they are eligible. Because this limit represents the "automatic include"limit for all 
       StoreFiles smaller than this value, this value may need to be reduced in write-heavy 
       environments where many StoreFiles in the 1-2 MB range are being flushed, because every 
diff --git a/src/main/docbkx/book.xml b/src/main/docbkx/book.xml
index 36f2257cf3e..cdfe5b2ca47 100644
--- a/src/main/docbkx/book.xml
+++ b/src/main/docbkx/book.xml
@@ -3262,7 +3262,7 @@ myHtd.setValue(HTableDescriptor.SPLIT_POLICY, MyCustomSplitPolicy.class.getName(
                             </listitem>
                             <listitem>
                               <para>For each StoreFile, its size multiplied by
-                                  <varname>hbase.store.compaction.ratio</varname> (or
+                                  <varname>hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio</varname> (or
                                   <varname>hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio.offpeak</varname> if
                                 off-peak hours are configured and it is during off-peak hours) is
                                 less than the sum of the sizes of the other HFiles in the
@@ -3359,10 +3359,10 @@ myHtd.setValue(HTableDescriptor.SPLIT_POLICY, MyCustomSplitPolicy.class.getName(
                     locality on the StoreFile.</para>
                 </step>
                 <step>
-                  <para>The value of the <varname>hbase.store.compaction.ratio</varname> parameter
+                  <para>The value of the <varname>hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio</varname> parameter
                     is multiplied by the sum of StoreFiles smaller than a given file, to determine
                     whether that StoreFile is selected for compaction during a minor compaction. For
-                    instance, if hbase.store.compaction.ratio is 1.2, FileX is 5 mb, FileY is 2 mb,
+                    instance, if hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio is 1.2, FileX is 5 mb, FileY is 2 mb,
                     and FileZ is 3 mb:</para>
                   <screen>5 &lt;= 1.2 x (2 + 3)            or           5 &lt;= 6</screen>
                   <para>In this scenario, FileX is eligible for minor compaction. If FileX were 7
@@ -3438,7 +3438,7 @@ myHtd.setValue(HTableDescriptor.SPLIT_POLICY, MyCustomSplitPolicy.class.getName(
                       <entry>hbase.hstore.compaction.min.size</entry>
                       <entry><para>A StoreFile smaller than this size will always be eligible for
                           minor compaction. StoreFiles this size or larger are evaluated by
-                            <varname>hbase.store.compaction.ratio</varname> to determine if they are
+                            <varname>hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio</varname> to determine if they are
                           eligible.</para>
                         <para>Because this limit represents the "automatic include" limit for
                           all StoreFiles smaller than this value, this value may need to be reduced
@@ -3579,7 +3579,7 @@ myHtd.setValue(HTableDescriptor.SPLIT_POLICY, MyCustomSplitPolicy.class.getName(
 </programlisting>
               Important knobs: <itemizedlist>
                 <listitem>
-                  <para><code>hbase.store.compaction.ratio</code> Ratio used in compaction file
+                  <para><code>hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio</code> Ratio used in compaction file
                     selection algorithm (default 1.2f).</para>
                 </listitem>
                 <listitem>
@@ -3614,7 +3614,7 @@ myHtd.setValue(HTableDescriptor.SPLIT_POLICY, MyCustomSplitPolicy.class.getName(
                 <code>TestCompactSelection</code>.</para>
             <itemizedlist>
               <listitem>
-                <para><code>hbase.store.compaction.ratio</code> = 1.0f </para>
+                <para><code>hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio</code> = 1.0f </para>
               </listitem>
               <listitem>
                 <para><code>hbase.hstore.compaction.min</code> = 3 (files) </para>
@@ -3660,7 +3660,7 @@ myHtd.setValue(HTableDescriptor.SPLIT_POLICY, MyCustomSplitPolicy.class.getName(
             <para>This example mirrors an example from the unit test
                 <code>TestCompactSelection</code>. <itemizedlist>
                 <listitem>
-                  <para><code>hbase.store.compaction.ratio</code> = 1.0f </para>
+                  <para><code>hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio</code> = 1.0f </para>
                 </listitem>
                 <listitem>
                   <para><code>hbase.hstore.compaction.min</code> = 3 (files) </para>
@@ -3702,7 +3702,7 @@ myHtd.setValue(HTableDescriptor.SPLIT_POLICY, MyCustomSplitPolicy.class.getName(
             <para>This example mirrors an example from the unit test
                 <code>TestCompactSelection</code>. <itemizedlist>
                 <listitem>
-                  <para><code>hbase.store.compaction.ratio</code> = 1.0f </para>
+                  <para><code>hbase.hstore.compaction.ratio</code> = 1.0f </para>
                 </listitem>
                 <listitem>
                   <para><code>hbase.hstore.compaction.min</code> = 3 (files) </para>