diff --git a/app/config/gimprc-blurbs.h b/app/config/gimprc-blurbs.h
index 2d04bd4d42..dc7445c888 100644
--- a/app/config/gimprc-blurbs.h
+++ b/app/config/gimprc-blurbs.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ _("Timestamp of the last update check.")
 "Defines the color management behavior."
 
 #define COLOR_PROFILE_POLICY_BLURB \
-_("How to handle embedded color profiles when opening a file.")
+_("What to do when opening a file with an embedded ICC color profile.")
 
 #define COLOR_PROFILE_PATH_BLURB \
 _("Sets the default folder path for all color profile file dialogs.")
diff --git a/docs/gimprc.5.in b/docs/gimprc.5.in
index 1fd61e6294..181b2ec811 100644
--- a/docs/gimprc.5.in
+++ b/docs/gimprc.5.in
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ Enable the Paint Select tool.  Possible values are yes and no.
 .TP
 (color-profile-policy ask)
 
-How to handle embedded color profiles when opening a file.  Possible values
+What to do when opening a file with an embedded ICC color profile.  Possible values
 are ask, keep, convert-builtin and convert-preferred.
 
 .TP
diff --git a/etc/gimprc.in b/etc/gimprc.in
index dbc9756072..9f8afa102a 100644
--- a/etc/gimprc.in
+++ b/etc/gimprc.in
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@
 # 
 # (playground-paint-select-tool no)
 
-# How to handle embedded color profiles when opening a file.  Possible values
+# What to do when opening a file with an embedded ICC color profile.  Possible values
 # are ask, keep, convert-builtin and convert-preferred.
 # 
 # (color-profile-policy ask)