diff --git a/js/ui/userMenu.js b/js/ui/userMenu.js
index d1bfdb856..ebfcb0e84 100644
--- a/js/ui/userMenu.js
+++ b/js/ui/userMenu.js
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ const UserMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
         item = new PopupMenu.PopupSeparatorMenuItem();
         this.menu.addMenuItem(item);
 
-        item = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_("System Settings"));
+        item = new PopupMenu.PopupMenuItem(_("Settings"));
         item.connect('activate', Lang.bind(this, this._onPreferencesActivate));
         this.menu.addMenuItem(item);
         this._systemSettings = item;