--- a/browser/components/preferences/in-content/home.xul
+++ b/browser/components/preferences/in-content/home.xul
@@ -20,17 +20,17 @@
   <hbox>
     <caption flex="1"><label data-l10n-id="home-new-windows-tabs-header" /></caption>
     <button id="restoreDefaultHomePageBtn"
             class="homepage-button check-home-page-controlled"
             data-preference-related="browser.startup.homepage"
             data-l10n-id="home-restore-defaults"
             preference="pref.browser.homepage.disable_button.restore_default"/>
   </hbox>
-  <description data-l10n-id="home-new-windows-tabs-description" />
+  <description data-l10n-id="home-new-windows-tabs-description2" />
 
   <groupbox>
     <hbox id="homepageAndNewWindowsOption">
       <label control="homeMode" data-l10n-id="home-homepage-mode-label" flex="1" />
 
       <vbox class="homepageMenuItemContainer" flex="1">
         <textbox id="homePrefHidden"
                 preference="browser.startup.homepage"

--- a/browser/locales/en-US/browser/preferences/preferences.ftl
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/browser/preferences/preferences.ftl
@@ -355,17 +355,17 @@ network-proxy-connection-learn-more = Le
 network-proxy-connection-settings =
     .label = Settings…
     .accesskey = e
 
 ## Home Section
 
 home-new-windows-tabs-header = New Windows and Tabs
 
-home-new-windows-tabs-description = Choose what you see when you open your homepage, new windows, and new tabs
+home-new-windows-tabs-description2 = Choose what you see when you open your homepage, new windows, and new tabs.
 
 ## Home Section - Home Page Customization
 
 home-homepage-mode-label = Homepage and new windows
 
 home-newtabs-mode-label = New tabs
 
 home-restore-defaults =