diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index a4509e2e1e..5ccf589ef3 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -6038,7 +6038,7 @@ Editor::set_session_extents_from_selection ()
 	if (!get_selection_extents ( start, end))
 		return;
 
-	begin_reversible_command (_("set session start/stop from selection"));
+	begin_reversible_command (_("set session start/end from selection"));
 
 	Location* loc;
 	if ((loc = _session->locations()->session_range_location()) == 0) {