diff --git a/docs-data/property-overrides.json b/docs-data/property-overrides.json
index 391cfd1b78..e8d6627221 100644
--- a/docs-data/property-overrides.json
+++ b/docs-data/property-overrides.json
@@ -1205,9 +1205,9 @@
     },
     "kafka_batch_max_bytes": {
       "related_topics": [
-        "xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`message.max.bytes`]"
+        "xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`max.message.bytes`]"
       ],
-      "description": "The default maximum batch size for topics if the topic property xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`message.max.bytes`] is not set. If the batch is compressed, the limit applies to the compressed batch size.",
+      "description": "The default maximum batch size for topics if the topic property xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`max.message.bytes`] is not set. If the batch is compressed, the limit applies to the compressed batch size.",
       "config_scope": "cluster"
     },
     "kafka_connection_rate_limit_overrides": {
diff --git a/modules/reference/attachments/redpanda-properties-v26.1.10.json b/modules/reference/attachments/redpanda-properties-v26.1.10.json
index 4fd0729a9c..d26b9d0232 100644
--- a/modules/reference/attachments/redpanda-properties-v26.1.10.json
+++ b/modules/reference/attachments/redpanda-properties-v26.1.10.json
@@ -7817,7 +7817,7 @@
             "config_scope": "cluster",
             "default": 1048576,
             "defined_in": "src/v/config/configuration.cc",
-            "description": "The default maximum batch size for topics if the topic property xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`message.max.bytes`] is not set. If the batch is compressed, the limit applies to the compressed batch size.",
+            "description": "The default maximum batch size for topics if the topic property xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`max.message.bytes`] is not set. If the batch is compressed, the limit applies to the compressed batch size.",
             "is_deprecated": false,
             "is_enterprise": false,
             "maximum": 4294967295,
@@ -7826,7 +7826,7 @@
             "needs_restart": false,
             "nullable": false,
             "related_topics": [
-                "xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`message.max.bytes`]"
+                "xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`max.message.bytes`]"
             ],
             "type": "integer",
             "visibility": "tunable"
diff --git a/modules/reference/partials/properties/cluster-properties.adoc b/modules/reference/partials/properties/cluster-properties.adoc
index eb20417e09..1524c377e0 100644
--- a/modules/reference/partials/properties/cluster-properties.adoc
+++ b/modules/reference/partials/properties/cluster-properties.adoc
@@ -9600,7 +9600,7 @@ endif::[]
 
 === kafka_batch_max_bytes
 
-The default maximum batch size for topics if the topic property xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`message.max.bytes`] is not set. If the batch is compressed, the limit applies to the compressed batch size.
+The default maximum batch size for topics if the topic property xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`max.message.bytes`] is not set. If the batch is compressed, the limit applies to the compressed batch size.
 
 [cols="1s,2a"]
 |===
@@ -9643,7 +9643,7 @@ ifndef::env-cloud[]
 endif::[]
 
 | Related topics
-|xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`message.max.bytes`]
+|xref:reference:properties/topic-properties.adoc[`max.message.bytes`]
 
 |===