diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
index 18d7f43056..e97ddfe03c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/rc_option_editor.cc
@@ -3694,7 +3694,7 @@ RCOptionEditor::RCOptionEditor ()
 	add_option (_("Appearance/Mixer"),
 	     new BoolOption (
 		     "default-narrow_ms",
-		     _("Use narrow strips in the mixer by default"),
+		     _("Use narrow strips in the mixer for new strips by default"),
 		     sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::get_default_narrow_ms),
 		     sigc::mem_fun (UIConfiguration::instance(), &UIConfiguration::set_default_narrow_ms)
 		     ));