diff --git a/top/top.1 b/top/top.1
index 6410c300..5c69f0d6 100644
--- a/top/top.1
+++ b/top/top.1
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ kernel versions are shown first.
 .\" ......................................................................
 .SS 2c. MEMORY Usage
 .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------------
-This portion consists of two lines which may express values in kilobytes (Kb),
-megabytes (Mb) or gigabytes (Gb) depending on the amount of currently
+This portion consists of two lines which may express values in kibibytes (KiB),
+mebibytes (MiB) or gibibytes (GiB) depending on the amount of currently
 installed \*(MP.
 
 Line 1 reflects \*(MP, classified as:
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ When displayed, it plus any other variable width columns will be allocated
 all remaining screen width (up to the maximum \*(WX characters).
 
 .TP 4
- 2.\fB CODE \*(Em Code Size (kb) \fR
+ 2.\fB CODE \*(Em Code Size (KiB) \fR
 The amount of \*(MP devoted to executable code, also known as
 the 'text resident set' size or TRS.
 
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ number of \*(PUs.
 You toggle 'Irix/Solaris' modes with the 'I' \*(CI.
 
 .TP 4
- 5.\fB DATA \*(Em Data + Stack Size (kb) \fR
+ 5.\fB DATA \*(Em Data + Stack Size (KiB) \fR
 The amount of \*(MP devoted to other than executable code, also known as
 the 'data resident set' size or DRS.
 
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ the operating itself was not preemptable.
 And while the 2.6 kernel can be made mostly preemptable, it is not always so.
 
 .TP 4
-20.\fB RES \*(Em Resident Memory Size (kb) \fR
+20.\fB RES \*(Em Resident Memory Size (KiB) \fR
 The non-swapped \*(MP a task has used.
 
 .TP 4
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ Even without a true SMP machine, you may see numerous tasks in this state
 depending on \*(We's delay interval and nice value.
 
 .TP 4
-24.\fB SHR \*(Em Shared Memory Size (kb) \fR
+24.\fB SHR \*(Em Shared Memory Size (KiB) \fR
 The amount of \*(MS available to a task, not all of which is
 typically resident.
 It simply reflects memory that could be potentially shared with
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ all remaining screen width (up to the maximum \*(WX characters).
 The\fI saved\fR user name.
 
 .TP 4
-30.\fB SWAP \*(Em Swapped Size (kb) \fR
+30.\fB SWAP \*(Em Swapped Size (KiB) \fR
 The non-resident portion of a task's address space.
 
 .TP 4
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ The\fI effective\fR user ID of the task's owner.
 The\fI effective\fR user name of the task's owner.
 
 .TP 4
-38.\fB VIRT \*(Em Virtual Memory Size (kb) \fR
+38.\fB VIRT \*(Em Virtual Memory Size (KiB) \fR
 The total amount of \*(MV used by the task.
 It includes all code, data and shared libraries plus pages that have been
 swapped out and pages that have been mapped but not used.
diff --git a/top/top_nls.c b/top/top_nls.c
index 0dc14c72..f4406adf 100644
--- a/top/top_nls.c
+++ b/top/top_nls.c
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ static void build_desc_nlstab (void) {
    Desc_nlstab[P_TME] = _("CPU Time");
    Desc_nlstab[P_TM2] = _("CPU Time, hundredths");
    Desc_nlstab[P_MEM] = _("Memory Usage (RES)");
-   Desc_nlstab[P_VRT] = _("Virtual Image (kb)");
-   Desc_nlstab[P_SWP] = _("Swapped Size (kb)");
-   Desc_nlstab[P_RES] = _("Resident Size (kb)");
-   Desc_nlstab[P_COD] = _("Code Size (kb)");
-   Desc_nlstab[P_DAT] = _("Data+Stack Size (kb)");
-   Desc_nlstab[P_SHR] = _("Shared Mem Size (kb)");
+   Desc_nlstab[P_VRT] = _("Virtual Image (KiB)");
+   Desc_nlstab[P_SWP] = _("Swapped Size (KiB)");
+   Desc_nlstab[P_RES] = _("Resident Size (KiB)");
+   Desc_nlstab[P_COD] = _("Code Size (KiB)");
+   Desc_nlstab[P_DAT] = _("Data+Stack (KiB)");
+   Desc_nlstab[P_SHR] = _("Shared Memory (KiB)");
    Desc_nlstab[P_FL1] = _("Major Page Faults");
    Desc_nlstab[P_FL2] = _("Minor Page Faults");
    Desc_nlstab[P_DRT] = _("Dirty Pages Count");
@@ -237,15 +237,15 @@ static void build_norm_nlstab (void) {
    Norm_nlstab[NOT_smp_cpus_txt] = _("Only 1 cpu detected");
    Norm_nlstab[BAD_integers_txt] = _("Unacceptable integer");
    Norm_nlstab[SELECT_clash_txt] = _("conflicting process selections (U/p/u)");
-/* Translation Hint: This is an abbreviation (limit 2 characters) for:
-   .                 kilobytes (1000 bytes) */
-   Norm_nlstab[AMT_kilobyte_txt] = _("Kb");
-/* Translation Hint: This is an abbreviation (limit 2 characters) for:
-   .                 megabytes (1,000,000 bytes) */
-   Norm_nlstab[AMT_megabyte_txt] = _("Mb");
-/* Translation Hint: This is an abbreviation (limit 2 characters) for:
-   .                 gigabytes (1,000,000,000 bytes) */
-   Norm_nlstab[AMT_gigabyte_txt] = _("Gb");
+/* Translation Hint: This is an abbreviation (limit 3 characters) for:
+   .                 kibibytes (1024 bytes) */
+   Norm_nlstab[AMT_kilobyte_txt] = _("KiB");
+/* Translation Hint: This is an abbreviation (limit 3 characters) for:
+   .                 mebibytes (1,048,576 bytes) */
+   Norm_nlstab[AMT_megabyte_txt] = _("MiB");
+/* Translation Hint: This is an abbreviation (limit 3 characters) for:
+   .                 gibibytes (1,073,741,824 bytes) */
+   Norm_nlstab[AMT_gigabyte_txt] = _("GiB");
    Norm_nlstab[WORD_threads_txt] = _("Threads");
    Norm_nlstab[WORD_process_txt] = _("Tasks");
 /* Translation Hint: The following "word" is meant to represent either a single