diff --git a/source/blender/src/space.c b/source/blender/src/space.c
index 4bb247fafac..22dff3df48b 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/space.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/space.c
@@ -1395,10 +1395,10 @@ void drawinfospace(void)
 
 	uiBlockSetCol(block, BUTGREY);
 
-	uiDefButS(block, NUM, 0, "WLines",
+	uiDefButI(block, NUM, 0, "WLines",
 			1153,54,70,20, &U.wheellinescroll,
 			0.0, 32.0, 0, 0,
-			"Mousewheel: The number of lines that get skipped");
+			"Mousewheel: The number of lines that get scrolled");
 	uiDefButS(block, TOG|BIT|2, 0, "WZoom",
 			1081,54,70,20, &(U.uiflag), 0, 0, 0, 0,
 			"Mousewheel: Swaps mousewheel zoom direction");