diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/metadata_sources.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/metadata_sources.ui
index cef0e8562b..cfbdb51571 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/metadata_sources.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/preferences/metadata_sources.ui
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
        <item row="3" column="1" colspan="2">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="opt_find_first_edition_date">
          <property name="text">
-          <string>Use published date of earliest &quot;edition&quot; (from worldcat.org)</string>
+          <string>Use published date of &quot;first edition&quot; (from worldcat.org)</string>
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>