diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchdata.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/watchdata.cpp
index 8d6ed6bce5a..580afb3c06e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchdata.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchdata.cpp
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ QString WatchData::toToolTip() const
         formatToolTipRow(str, tr("Referencing Address"),
                          QString::fromLatin1(hexReferencingAddress()));
     if (size)
-        formatToolTipRow(str, tr("Size"), QString::number(size));
+        formatToolTipRow(str, tr("Static Object Size"), tr("%1 bytes").arg(size));
     formatToolTipRow(str, tr("Internal ID"), QLatin1String(iname));
     formatToolTipRow(str, tr("Generation"),
         QString::number(generation));