diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/docx_input.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/docx_input.py
index 0ebad740a7..37572a65e3 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/docx_input.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plugins/docx_input.py
@@ -19,9 +19,8 @@ class DOCXInput(InputFormatPlugin):
             help=_('Normally, if a large image is present at the start of the document that looks like a cover, '
                    'it will be removed from the document and used as the cover for created ebook. This option '
                    'turns off that behavior.')),
-        OptionRecommendation(name='docx_notes_nopb', recommended_value=False,
-            help=_('Normally, a page break is added after every footnote, '
-                   'This option turns off that behavior.')),
+        OptionRecommendation(name='docx_no_pagebreaks_between_notes', recommended_value=False,
+            help=_('Do not insert a page break after every endnote.')),
 
     }
 
@@ -29,5 +28,5 @@ class DOCXInput(InputFormatPlugin):
 
     def convert(self, stream, options, file_ext, log, accelerators):
         from calibre.ebooks.docx.to_html import Convert
-        return Convert(stream, detect_cover=not options.docx_no_cover, log=log, notes_nopb=options.docx_notes_nopb)()
+        return Convert(stream, detect_cover=not options.docx_no_cover, log=log, notes_nopb=options.docx_no_pagebreaks_between_notes)()
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/docx_input.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/docx_input.py
index d2048ebeb2..fdd0e13752 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/docx_input.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/docx_input.py
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@ class PluginWidget(Widget, Ui_Form):
 
     def __init__(self, parent, get_option, get_help, db=None, book_id=None):
         Widget.__init__(self, parent,
-            ['docx_no_cover', 'docx_notes_nopb'])
+            ['docx_no_cover', 'docx_no_pagebreaks_between_notes'])
         self.initialize_options(get_option, get_help, db, book_id)
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/docx_input.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/docx_input.ui
index 2d45e8f39c..ef4c24b491 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/docx_input.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/docx_input.ui
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
     </widget>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_docx_notes_nopb">
+    <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_docx_no_pagebreaks_between_notes">
      <property name="text">
-      <string>Do not add a page after before every footnote</string>
+      <string>Do not add a page after after every endnote</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>