diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
index 51273fd90d..21b867eaa7 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
@@ -2954,7 +2954,7 @@ RCOptionEditor::RCOptionEditor ()
);
Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->set_tip (bo->tip_widget (),
_("When enabled new Routes are assigned a color from the stripable-color-palette in round-robin fashion.\n"
- "When disabled all new Routes will have a neutal color from the theme."
+ "When disabled all new Routes will have a neutral color from the theme."
));
add_option (_("Appearance/Colors"), bo);
@@ -2966,8 +2966,8 @@ RCOptionEditor::RCOptionEditor ()
sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::set_use_palette_for_new_vca)
);
Gtkmm2ext::UI::instance()->set_tip (bo->tip_widget (),
- _("When enabled newly created VCAs are assigned a random color.\n"
- "When disabled all new VCAs will have a neutal color from the theme."
+ _("When enabled newly created VCAs are assigned a color from the stripable-color-palette in round-robin fashion.\n"
+ "When disabled all new VCAs will have a neutral color from the theme."
));
add_option (_("Appearance/Colors"), bo);