diff --git a/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/rxx.py b/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/rxx.py
index 3b069aa933bb..887ea0d1540a 100644
--- a/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/rxx.py
+++ b/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/rxx.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class RXXGate(Gate):
 
         .. math::
 
-            R_{XX}(\theta = \pi) = i X \otimes X
+            R_{XX}(\theta = \pi) = -i X \otimes X
 
         .. math::
 
diff --git a/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/ryy.py b/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/ryy.py
index ad185e88d04b..94b40cd0aad8 100644
--- a/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/ryy.py
+++ b/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/ryy.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class RYYGate(Gate):
 
         .. math::
 
-            R_{YY}(\theta = \pi) = i Y \otimes Y
+            R_{YY}(\theta = \pi) = -i Y \otimes Y
 
         .. math::
 
diff --git a/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/rzx.py b/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/rzx.py
index 003805cc6b55..279a9d120679 100644
--- a/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/rzx.py
+++ b/qiskit/circuit/library/standard_gates/rzx.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class RZXGate(Gate):
 
         .. math::
 
-            R_{ZX}(\theta = \pi) = -i Z \otimes X
+            R_{ZX}(\theta = \pi) = -i X \otimes Z
 
         .. math::