diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.ui
index f41a42e864..33c61dd215 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/search.ui
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ to be shown as user categories</string>
         <property name="text">
          <string>&lt;p&gt;When you search for similar books by right clicking the
          book and selecting "Similar books...",
-         calibre constructs a search using the column lookup names defined below.
+         calibre constructs a search using the column lookup names specified below.
          By changing the lookup name to a grouped search term you can
          search multiple columns at once.&lt;/p&gt;</string>
         </property>