diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_media.ui b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_media.ui
index fbd142911..404a934b3 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_media.ui
+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_media.ui
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
          <bool>true</bool>
         </property>
         <property name="text">
-         <string>One can view video files through thumbnail(s) in the Media tab, created using the external programm FFmpeg which needs to be installed on your machine. Check the checkbox below to allow this. Then, in the text box below, specify the path to FFmpeg. In Linux, a typical path is:  /usr/bin/ffmpeg. If FFmpeg is installed in the system area of your computer, just type ffmpeg in the text box below. For more info see Appendix F of the User Manual.</string>
+         <string>One can view video files through thumbnail(s) in the Media tab, created using the external program FFmpeg which needs to be installed on your machine. Check the checkbox below to allow this. Then, in the text box below, specify the path to FFmpeg. In Linux, a typical path is:  /usr/bin/ffmpeg. If FFmpeg is installed in the system area of your computer, just type ffmpeg in the text box below. For more info see Appendix F of the User Manual.</string>
         </property>
        </widget>
       </item>