diff --git a/src/glade/dateedit.glade b/src/glade/dateedit.glade
index 7812240cd..81609de2a 100644
--- a/src/glade/dateedit.glade
+++ b/src/glade/dateedit.glade
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
                       <object class="GtkEntry" id="newyear">
                         <property name="visible">True</property>
                         <property name="tooltip_text"
-                        translatable="yes">Month-Day of first day of new year (e.g., "Jan1", "Mar1", "3-1", "3-25")</property>
+                        translatable="yes">Month-Day of first day of new year (e.g., "1-1", "3-1", "3-25")</property>
                         <accelerator key="w" signal="grab_focus" modifiers="GDK_MOD1_MASK"/>
                       </object>
                       <packing>