diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.py b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.py
index befe584140..4a43b423fe 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.py
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ class ConfigWidget(ConfigWidgetBase, Ui_Form):
         fl = db.field_metadata.get_search_terms()
         r('limit_search_columns_to', prefs, setting=CommaSeparatedList, choices=fl)
         self.clear_history_button.clicked.connect(self.clear_histories)
-
+        self.opt_use_primary_find_in_search.setToolTip(_(
+            'Searching will ignore accents on characters as well as punctuation and spaces.\nSo for example: {0} will match {1}').format(
+                'Penasthumb', 'Peña’s Thumb'))
         self.gst_explanation.setText('<p>' + _(
     "<b>Grouped search terms</b> are search names that permit a query to automatically "
     "search across more than one column. For example, if you create a grouped "
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.ui
index c726abd808..39768af479 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.ui
@@ -135,10 +135,6 @@
        </item>
        <item row="4" column="0">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_use_primary_find_in_search">
-         <property name="toolTip">
-          <string>Searching will ignore accents on characters as well as punctuation. So for example:
-Penas will match Peña’s</string>
-         </property>
          <property name="text">
           <string>Unaccented characters match &amp;accented characters and punctuation is ignored</string>
          </property>