diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
index a6e76bda2a..8880f5f49f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ RCOptionEditor::RCOptionEditor ()
 	add_option (_("Misc"),
 	     new BoolOption (
 		     "periodic-safety-backups",
-		     _("Make periodic backups of the session file"),
+		     _("Automatically save the session file at regular intervals"),
 		     sigc::mem_fun (*_rc_config, &RCConfiguration::get_periodic_safety_backups),
 		     sigc::mem_fun (*_rc_config, &RCConfiguration::set_periodic_safety_backups)
 		     ));