diff --git a/cli/command_repository_sync.go b/cli/command_repository_sync.go
index cb5bcbf82..0882fdb34 100644
--- a/cli/command_repository_sync.go
+++ b/cli/command_repository_sync.go
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func (c *commandRepositorySyncTo) runSyncBlobs(ctx context.Context, src blob.Rea
 
 				if est, ok := tt.Estimate(float64(bytesCopied), float64(totalBytes)); ok {
 					eta = fmt.Sprintf("%v (%v)", est.Remaining, formatTimestamp(est.EstimatedEndTime))
-					speed = units.BitsPerSecondsString(est.SpeedPerSecond * 8) //nolint:gomnd
+					speed = units.BytesPerSecondsString(est.SpeedPerSecond)
 				}
 
 				c.outputSyncProgress(
diff --git a/cli/command_restore.go b/cli/command_restore.go
index 3b3355232..ceb1e7740 100644
--- a/cli/command_restore.go
+++ b/cli/command_restore.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 const (
 	restoreCommandHelp = `Restore a directory or a file.
 
-Restore can operate in two modes: 
+Restore can operate in two modes:
 
 * from a snapshot: restoring (possibly shallowly) a specified file or
 directory from a snapshot into a target path. By default, the target
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 * by expanding a shallow placeholder in situ where the placeholder was
 created by a previous restore.
 
-In the from-snapshot mode: 
+In the from-snapshot mode:
 
 The source to be restored is specified in the form of a directory or file ID and
 optionally a sub-directory path.
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 2. one or more placeholder files of the form path.kopia-entry
 `
 
-	bitsPerByte    = 8
 	unlimitedDepth = math.MaxInt32
 )
 
@@ -362,9 +361,8 @@ func (c *commandRestore) run(ctx context.Context, rep repo.Repository) error {
 				var maybeRemaining, maybeSkipped, maybeErrors string
 
 				if est, ok := eta.Estimate(float64(stats.RestoredTotalFileSize), float64(stats.EnqueuedTotalFileSize)); ok {
-					bitsPerSecond := est.SpeedPerSecond * float64(bitsPerByte)
 					maybeRemaining = fmt.Sprintf(" %v (%.1f%%) remaining %v",
-						units.BitsPerSecondsString(bitsPerSecond),
+						units.BytesPerSecondsString(est.SpeedPerSecond),
 						est.PercentComplete,
 						est.Remaining)
 				}
diff --git a/internal/units/units.go b/internal/units/units.go
index 5564efb53..f082e45aa 100644
--- a/internal/units/units.go
+++ b/internal/units/units.go
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ func BytesStringBase2(b int64) string {
 	return toDecimalUnitString(float64(b), 1024.0, base2UnitPrefixes, "B")
 }
 
-// BitsPerSecondsString formats the given value bits per second with the appropriate suffix (Kbit/s, Mbit/s, Gbit/s, ...)
-func BitsPerSecondsString(bps float64) string {
+// BytesPerSecondsString formats the given value bytes per second with the appropriate base-10 suffix (KB/s, MB/s, GB/s, ...)
+func BytesPerSecondsString(bps float64) string {
 	// nolint:gomnd
-	return toDecimalUnitString(bps, 1000, base10UnitPrefixes, "bit/s")
+	return toDecimalUnitString(bps, 1000, base10UnitPrefixes, "B/s")
 }
 
 // Count returns the given number with the appropriate base-10 suffix (K, M, G, ...)