diff --git a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-deadline.rst b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-deadline.rst
index 9d9be52f221a..9fe4846079bb 100644
--- a/Documentation/scheduler/sched-deadline.rst
+++ b/Documentation/scheduler/sched-deadline.rst
@@ -203,12 +203,15 @@ Deadline Task Scheduling
   - Total bandwidth (this_bw): this is the sum of all tasks "belonging" to the
     runqueue, including the tasks in Inactive state.
 
+  - Maximum usable bandwidth (max_bw): This is the maximum bandwidth usable by
+    deadline tasks and is currently set to the RT capacity.
+
 
  The algorithm reclaims the bandwidth of the tasks in Inactive state.
  It does so by decrementing the runtime of the executing task Ti at a pace equal
  to
 
-           dq = -max{ Ui / Umax, (1 - Uinact - Uextra) } dt
+           dq = -(max{ Ui, (Umax - Uinact - Uextra) } / Umax) dt
 
  where: