diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/findtoolwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/findtoolwindow.cpp
index 05704437ebb..4a2e2a2a89e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/findtoolwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/find/findtoolwindow.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static bool validateRegExp(Utils::FancyLineEdit *edit, QString *errorMessage)
 {
     if (edit->text().isEmpty()) {
         if (errorMessage)
-            *errorMessage = FindToolWindow::tr("Empty search term");
+            *errorMessage = FindToolWindow::tr("Empty search term.");
         return false;
     }
     if (Find::hasFindFlag(FindRegularExpression)) {