diff --git a/src/common/assoc_mgr.h b/src/common/assoc_mgr.h
index 90588ab0fb6f7b6b0c3ed7cef608d9fec82ea136..305b3fe2fc7c0d23ef6217e8e88e4c8a04f676b8 100644
--- a/src/common/assoc_mgr.h
+++ b/src/common/assoc_mgr.h
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct assoc_mgr_association_usage {
 	long double usage_norm;	/* normalized usage (DON'T PACK) */
 	long double usage_raw;	/* measure of resource usage (DON'T PACK) */
 
-	uint64_t used_cpu_run_mins; /* count of running cpu mins
+	uint64_t used_cpu_run_secs; /* count of running cpu secs
 				     * (DON'T PACK) */
 	uint32_t used_jobs;	/* count of active jobs (DON'T PACK) */
 	uint32_t used_submit_jobs; /* count of jobs pending or running
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ struct assoc_mgr_qos_usage {
 			  jobs (DON'T PACK) */
 	uint32_t grp_used_cpus; /* count of cpus in use in this qos
 				 * (DON'T PACK) */
-	uint64_t grp_used_cpu_run_mins; /* count of running cpu mins
+	uint64_t grp_used_cpu_run_secs; /* count of running cpu secs
 					 * (DON'T PACK) */
 	uint32_t grp_used_jobs;	/* count of active jobs (DON'T PACK) */
 	uint32_t grp_used_nodes; /* count of nodes in use in this qos