diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/systemeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/systemeditor.cpp
index d971e62ca40..d53ef8c2bb2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/systemeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/systemeditor.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool SystemEditor::startEditor(const QString &fileName, QString *errorMessage)
     url.setScheme(QLatin1String("file"));
     if (!QDesktopServices::openUrl(url)) {
         if (errorMessage)
-            *errorMessage = tr("Could not open url %1.").arg(url.toString());
+            *errorMessage = tr("Could not open URL %1.").arg(url.toString());
         return false;
     }
     return true;