diff --git a/README.adoc b/README.adoc
index 4784d29db..fe27642c9 100644
--- a/README.adoc
+++ b/README.adoc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ If set to `true`, the binder creates new topics automatically.
 If set to `false`, the binder relies on the topics being already configured.
 In the latter case, if the topics do not exist, the binder fails to start.
 +
-NOTE: This setting is independent of the `auto.topic.create.enable` setting of the broker and does not influence it.
+NOTE: This setting is independent of the `auto.create.topics.enable` setting of the broker and does not influence it.
 If the server is set to auto-create topics, they may be created as part of the metadata retrieval request, with default broker settings.
 +
 Default: `true`.
@@ -731,4 +731,4 @@ added after the original pull request but before a merge.
   if you are fixing an existing issue please add `Fixes gh-XXXX` at the end of the commit
   message (where XXXX is the issue number).
 
-// ======================================================================================
\ No newline at end of file
+// ======================================================================================
diff --git a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/overview.adoc b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/overview.adoc
index 41cf805cd..e43465ee9 100644
--- a/docs/src/main/asciidoc/overview.adoc
+++ b/docs/src/main/asciidoc/overview.adoc
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ If set to `true`, the binder creates new topics automatically.
 If set to `false`, the binder relies on the topics being already configured.
 In the latter case, if the topics do not exist, the binder fails to start.
 +
-NOTE: This setting is independent of the `auto.topic.create.enable` setting of the broker and does not influence it.
+NOTE: This setting is independent of the `auto.create.topics.enable` setting of the broker and does not influence it.
 If the server is set to auto-create topics, they may be created as part of the metadata retrieval request, with default broker settings.
 +
 Default: `true`.