diff --git a/cmd/podman/common/create.go b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
index 886c10cb56..f89035be3d 100644
--- a/cmd/podman/common/create.go
+++ b/cmd/podman/common/create.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-const sizeWithUnitFormat = "(format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kilobytes), m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes))"
+const sizeWithUnitFormat = "(format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kibibytes), m (mebibytes), or g (gibibytes))"
 
 var containerConfig = registry.PodmanConfig()
 
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-build.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-build.1.md
index 86a7090de7..a59dcea894 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-build.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-build.1.md
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@ if it does not exist. This option is useful for building multi architecture imag
 
 #### **--memory**, **-m**=*LIMIT*
 
-Memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kilobytes),
-m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes))
+Memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kibibytes),
+m (mebibytes), or g (gibibytes))
 
 Allows you to constrain the memory available to a container. If the host
 supports swap memory, then the **-m** memory setting can be larger than physical
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ A limit value equal to memory plus swap. Must be used with the  **-m**
 the value of --memory.
 
 The format of `LIMIT` is `<number>[<unit>]`. Unit can be `b` (bytes),
-`k` (kilobytes), `m` (megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes). If you don't specify a
+`k` (kibibytes), `m` (mebibytes), or `g` (gibibytes). If you don't specify a
 unit, `b` is used. Set LIMIT to `-1` to enable unlimited swap.
 
 #### **--network**=*mode*, **--net**
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ as a seccomp filter
 
 Size of `/dev/shm`. The format is `<number><unit>`. `number` must be greater
 than `0`.
-Unit is optional and can be `b` (bytes), `k` (kilobytes), `m`(megabytes), or
-`g` (gigabytes). If you omit the unit, the system uses bytes. If you omit the
+Unit is optional and can be `b` (bytes), `k` (kibibytes), `m`(mebibytes), or
+`g` (gibibytes). If you omit the unit, the system uses bytes. If you omit the
 size entirely, the system uses `64m`.
 
 #### **--sign-by**=*fingerprint*
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-container-clone.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-container-clone.1.md
index 69423113d2..6d552db756 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-container-clone.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-container-clone.1.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ Force removal of the original container that we are cloning. Can only be used in
 
 #### **--memory**, **-m**=*limit*
 
-Memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kilobytes), m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes))
+Memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kibibytes), m (mebibytes), or g (gibibytes))
 
 Allows the memory available to a container to be constrained. If the host
 supports swap memory, then the **-m** memory setting can be larger than physical
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ If no memory limits are specified, the original container's will be used.
 
 #### **--memory-reservation**=*limit*
 
-Memory soft limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kilobytes), m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes))
+Memory soft limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kibibytes), m (mebibytes), or g (gibibytes))
 
 After setting memory reservation, when the system detects memory contention
 or low memory, containers are forced to restrict their consumption to their
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ A limit value equal to memory plus swap. Must be used with the  **-m**
 the value of --memory if specified. Otherwise, the container being cloned will be used to derive the swap value.
 
 The format of `LIMIT` is `<number>[<unit>]`. Unit can be `b` (bytes),
-`k` (kilobytes), `m` (megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes). If you don't specify a
+`k` (kibibytes), `m` (mebibytes), or `g` (gibibytes). If you don't specify a
 unit, `b` is used. Set LIMIT to `-1` to enable unlimited swap.
 
 #### **--memory-swappiness**=*number*
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md
index 8a1bfcee1e..9131838692 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-create.1.md
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ To specify multiple static MAC addresses per container, set multiple networks us
 
 #### **--memory**, **-m**=*limit*
 
-Memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kilobytes), m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes))
+Memory limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kibibytes), m (mebibytes), or g (gibibytes))
 
 Allows you to constrain the memory available to a container. If the host
 supports swap memory, then the **-m** memory setting can be larger than physical
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ system's page size (the value would be very large, that's millions of trillions)
 
 #### **--memory-reservation**=*limit*
 
-Memory soft limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kilobytes), m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes))
+Memory soft limit (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kibibytes), m (mebibytes), or g (gibibytes))
 
 After setting memory reservation, when the system detects memory contention
 or low memory, containers are forced to restrict their consumption to their
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ A limit value equal to memory plus swap. Must be used with the  **-m**
 the value of --memory.
 
 The format of `LIMIT` is `<number>[<unit>]`. Unit can be `b` (bytes),
-`k` (kilobytes), `m` (megabytes), or `g` (gigabytes). If you don't specify a
+`k` (kibibytes), `m` (mebibytes), or `g` (gibibytes). If you don't specify a
 unit, `b` is used. Set LIMIT to `-1` to enable unlimited swap.
 
 #### **--memory-swappiness**=*number*
@@ -1013,7 +1013,7 @@ Note: Labeling can be disabled for all containers by setting label=false in the
 
 #### **--shm-size**=*size*
 
-Size of `/dev/shm` (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kilobytes), m (megabytes), or g (gigabytes))
+Size of `/dev/shm` (format: `<number>[<unit>]`, where unit = b (bytes), k (kibibytes), m (mebibytes), or g (gibibytes))
 If you omit the unit, the system uses bytes. If you omit the size entirely, the system uses `64m`.
 When size is `0`, there is no limit on the amount of memory used for IPC by the container.
 
diff --git a/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md b/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md
index b64aaf8739..b9d87b5bdf 100644
--- a/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md
+++ b/docs/source/markdown/podman-run.1.md
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ To specify multiple static MAC addresses per container, set multiple networks us
 
 #### **--memory**, **-m**=_number_[_unit_]
 
-Memory limit. A _unit_ can be **b** (bytes), **k** (kilobytes), **m** (megabytes), or **g** (gigabytes).
+Memory limit. A _unit_ can be **b** (bytes), **k** (kibibytes), **m** (mebibytes), or **g** (gibibytes).
 
 Allows you to constrain the memory available to a container. If the host
 supports swap memory, then the **-m** memory setting can be larger than physical
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ system's page size (the value would be very large, that's millions of trillions)
 
 #### **--memory-reservation**=_number_[_unit_]
 
-Memory soft limit. A _unit_ can be **b** (bytes), **k** (kilobytes), **m** (megabytes), or **g** (gigabytes).
+Memory soft limit. A _unit_ can be **b** (bytes), **k** (kibibytes), **m** (mebibytes), or **g** (gibibytes).
 
 After setting memory reservation, when the system detects memory contention
 or low memory, containers are forced to restrict their consumption to their
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ as memory limit.
 #### **--memory-swap**=_number_[_unit_]
 
 A limit value equal to memory plus swap.
-A _unit_ can be **b** (bytes), **k** (kilobytes), **m** (megabytes), or **g** (gigabytes).
+A _unit_ can be **b** (bytes), **k** (kibibytes), **m** (mebibytes), or **g** (gibibytes).
 
 Must be used with the **-m** (**--memory**) flag.
 The argument value should always be larger than that of
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ Note: Labeling can be disabled for all containers by setting **label=false** in
 
 #### **--shm-size**=_number_[_unit_]
 
-Size of _/dev/shm_. A _unit_ can be **b** (bytes), **k** (kilobytes), **m** (megabytes), or **g** (gigabytes).
+Size of _/dev/shm_. A _unit_ can be **b** (bytes), **k** (kibibytes), **m** (mebibytes), or **g** (gibibytes).
 If you omit the unit, the system uses bytes. If you omit the size entirely, the default is **64m**.
 When _size_ is **0**, there is no limit on the amount of memory used for IPC by the container.