diff --git a/cmk/gui/plugins/metrics/unit.py b/cmk/gui/plugins/metrics/unit.py
index c737dfd3709..1e6dbcc70bd 100644
--- a/cmk/gui/plugins/metrics/unit.py
+++ b/cmk/gui/plugins/metrics/unit.py
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def bytes_human_readable_list(values, *args, **kwargs):
 }
 
 unit_info["rpm"] = {
-    "title": _("Rotations per minute"),
+    "title": _("Revolutions per minute"),
     "symbol": _("rpm"),
     "render": lambda v: cmk.utils.render.physical_precision(v, 4, _("rpm")),
 }
diff --git a/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/multisite.po b/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/multisite.po
index 85fd0728f71..1b807bca5b2 100644
--- a/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/multisite.po
+++ b/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/multisite.po
@@ -34963,8 +34963,8 @@ msgstr "rotiert"
 msgid "Rotated Log"
 msgstr "rotiertes Log"
 
-msgid "Rotations per minute"
-msgstr "Umdrehung pro Minute"
+msgid "Revolutions per minute"
+msgstr "Umdrehungen pro Minute"
 
 msgid "Round"
 msgstr "Rund"