diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
index 607006d325..c652d0aa56 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemGeneral.ui
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
           <item>
            <widget class="Gui::PrefCheckBox" name="cb_use_mat_from_config_dir">
             <property name="text">
-             <string>Use materials from .FreeCAD/Materials directory</string>
+             <string>Use materials from Materials directory in users FreeCAD user pref directory.</string>
             </property>
             <property name="checked">
              <bool>true</bool>