diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
index 3f6616951cf27e..4137a52bde7517 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export default function PreferencesModal() {
 							<EnableFeature
 								featureName="showIconLabels"
 								help={ __(
-									'Shows text instead of icons in toolbar.'
+									'Shows text instead of icons in the toolbar.'
 								) }
 								label={ __( 'Display button labels' ) }
 							/>
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap b/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
index 93b38fe63759ae..164fdd40d64b99 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ exports[`PreferencesModal should match snapshot when the modal is active small v
         >
           <WithSelect(WithDispatch(BaseOption))
             featureName="showIconLabels"
-            help="Shows text instead of icons in toolbar."
+            help="Shows text instead of icons in the toolbar."
             label="Display button labels"
           />
           <WithSelect(WithDispatch(BaseOption))