diff --git a/git/app/helpers/repositories_helper.rb b/git/app/helpers/repositories_helper.rb
index b53a7c0bb..31daf1bd8 100644
--- a/git/app/helpers/repositories_helper.rb
+++ b/git/app/helpers/repositories_helper.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ module RepositoriesHelper
   end
 
   def git_field_tags(form, repository)
-      content_tag('p', form.text_field(:url, :label => 'Root directory', :size => 60, :required => true, :disabled => (repository && !repository.root_url.blank?)))
+      content_tag('p', form.text_field(:url, :label => 'Path to .git directory', :size => 60, :required => true, :disabled => (repository && !repository.root_url.blank?)))
   end
 
   def cvs_field_tags(form, repository)