diff --git a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_units.ui b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_units.ui
index e100a904c..4093181d4 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_units.ui
+++ b/desktop-widgets/preferences/preferences_units.ui
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
       <item row="2" column="2">
        <widget class="QRadioButton" name="cuft">
         <property name="text">
-         <string>cu ft</string>
+         <string>cuft</string>
         </property>
         <attribute name="buttonGroup">
          <string notr="true">buttonGroup_3</string>